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Abstract
False zokor (Myospalax aspalax) is one of the subterranean rodents distributed in East Asia. Molecular data and demography of M. aspalax are unknown, and the population management is difficult, because it is specialized for underground life. In this study, the complete mitochondrial DNA genome of M. aspalax was determined. The results suggested that the mitogenome was 16,436 bp in length, and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and one displacement loop. The overall base composition of the heavy strand was A 33.40%, T 29.34%, C 24.90%, and G 12.36%, with A + T > C + G. Myospalax aspalax is a sister to the genus Myospalax, and have a most closely relationship with M. psilurus. The mitogenome data are potentially important for population management of M. aspalax and should contribute to the interspecies comparative analyses of genus Myospalax.
Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the assistance of Prof. Wenguang Zhang and Dr. Jixiao Yang for conducting this work.
Declaration of interest
This study is funded by the Ministry of Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in Public Interest of China (Grant no. 201203041), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant nos. 31160096 and 31260580), the Science and Technology Planning Projects of Inner Mongolia, China (Grant no. 20140153). The authors report that they no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this paper.