The complete mitochondrial genome of Sus cebifrons (Sus, Suidae)

Abstract

In this work, we report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Sus cebifrons (Visayan warty pig). The total length of the mitogenome was 16,475 bp, and its overall base composition was estimated to be 35.0% for A, 25.8% for T, 26.2% for C and 13.0% for G, indicating an A-T (60.8%)-rich feature in Sus cebifrons mitogenome. It contained the typical structure of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a noncoding control region (D-loop region). The arrangement of these genes was the same as that found in other pigs. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Sus cebifrons would provide new genetic resources for pig domestication study.

• Mitochondrial genome
• Sus cebifrons
• Visayan warty pig

Acknowledgements

We thank Rubin et al. for generating the sequence data of Sus cebifrons used in this study and the anonymous reviewers for providing valuable comments on the manuscript.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

This project was funded by the Cultivation of creative talents fund project, Hebei North University project (CXRC1306); Mandatory project of Technology and Earthquakes local project (11110024D); and General Projects of Hebei North University (2013003).