Mitochondrial genome of the Anhui musk deer (Moschus anhuiensis)

Abstract

The Anhui musk deer (Moschus anhuiensis) is an endangered species which is endemic to a narrow region in two National Nature Reserves in Dabie Mountains, Anhui Province, China. In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome of M. anhuiensis. The results showed that the total length of the mitogenome was 16,351 bp as a circular DNA and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 control region. Overall base composition of the complete mitochondrial DNA was 34.0% A, 28.1% T, 25.0% C, and 12.9% G. The M. anhuiensis mitochondrial genome had 21 tRNA genes folded in the typical cloverleaf structure, with a unique exception of tRNA^Ser. The mitochondrial genes from M. anhuiensis were overlapped in a total of 72 bp at seven locations, as well as interleaved with a total of 62 bp intergenic spacers.

Keywords::

• Moschus anhuiensis
• mitochondrion
• genome

Acknowledgements

We sincerely thank Mr Wenzhong Zhu and Prof. Zhaofen Yang for their help in this study. The article is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Qishan Wang.

Declaration of interest: This project was funded by Key Science and Technology Financing Projects of Ministry of Education (2012), the Foundation for Young and Key Teachers Project of Anhui University (02203104/04) and Anhui University graduate academic research (yqh100110). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.