Complete mitochondrial genome of Gloydius saxatilis (Viperidae: Crotalinae) from Korea

Abstract

In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of Gloydius saxatilis using Illumina next-generation sequencing. The total length of the mitogenome was 17,223 bp, and contained 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), two non-coding control regions (CRs), and the origin of light (OL)-strand replication. The genome structure and order of the genes were similar to other Crotalinae species. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 13 concatenated PCGs indicated that G. saxatilis closely related to G. intermedius and, G. shedaoensis.

Keywords:

• Gloydius saxatilis
• Viperidae
• viper
• mitochondrial genome
• next-generation sequencing

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

The genome sequence data that support the findings of this study are openly available in GenBank of NCBI at (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) under the accession no. MW143075.

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE), Republic of Korea under Grant [NIBR202005102].