The complete mitochondrial genome of the Servaline Genet, Genetta servalina, the first representative from the family Viverridae (Mammalia, Carnivora)

Abstract

Here I report the complete mitochondrial genome of the Servaline Genet, Genetta servalina, as sequenced from overlapping PCR products. The genome is 16,938 base pairs in length and contains the 37 genes found in a typical mammalian genome: 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and 2 ribosomal RNA genes. The control region of G. servalina includes both RS2 and RS3 tandem repeats. The overall base composition on the L-strand is A: 32.8%, C: 25.5%, G: 13.5%, and T: 28.2%.

• Africa
• mtDNA
• Feliformia
• Genetta
• tandem repeats

Acknowledgements

The author is very grateful to people from the CIRMF (Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville) who organized the fieldwork in Gabon: Philippe Blot, Eric Leroy, Xavier Pourrut, and André Délicat. The author would also like to thank Jean-Pierre Hugot who helped to collect mammal samples in Gabon.

Declaration of interest

The author alone is responsible for the content and writing of the paper. This work was supported by the “ATM Biodiversité actuelle et fossile” and the network “Bibliothèque du Vivant” funded by the CNRS, the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, the INRA and the CEA (Genoscope).