Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Reeves’ muntjac Muntiacus reevesi (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia, Cervidae) and its phylogeny

Abstract

We present the complete mitogenome of Muntiacus reevesi. We found that the mitogenome of this circle is 16,535 bp in size and includs 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and one noncoding control region (D-loop) that are conserved in most Cervidae mitogenomes. The total base composition of the Muntiacus reevesi mitogenome is 33.18% A, 28.99 % T, 24.43% C, and 13.40% G, which is typical for mammalian mitogenomes. Phylogenetic analyses. Phylogenetic analyses showed that M. reevesi clustered with M. vuquangensis and M. putaoensis as a branch and that they are closely genetically related.

Keywords:

• Muntiacus reevesi
• Cervidae
• mitogenome
• genome organization
• phylogenetic analyses

Disclosure statement

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

Data availability statement

The mitogenome sequence data that support the findings of this study are openly available in GenBank of the NCBI at (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) under accession no. MZ895085. The associated BioProject, SRA, and Bio-Sample numbers are PRJNA764861, SRR15992505, and SAMN21531723, respectively.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Science & Technology Department of Sichuan Province [2019YJ0495]; the Education Department of Sichuan Province [18ZA0266]; Mianyang Normal University [XYCCX201802]; the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students in Sichuan Province [S202010639170]; the Scientific Research Initiation Project of Mianyang Normal University [QD2019A13].