Mitochondrial genome of the Alpine musk deer Moschus chrysogaster (Artiodactyla: Ruminantia: Moschidae)

Abstract

The Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) is an endangered species, which is distributed on the plateau and mountains, mainly in Neimenggu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Xinjiang, and other places. In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome of M. chrysogaster. The circle genome was 16,354 bp and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 1 control region (CR). The CR was located between the tRNA^Pro and tRNA^Phe genes and is 924 bp in length. Overall base composition of the complete mitochondrial DNA was 34.0% A, 28.0% T, 25.1% C, and 12.9% G. The M. chrysogaster mitochondrial genome had 21 tRNA genes folded in the typical cloverleaf structure, with a unique exception of tRNA^Ser.

Keywords::

• Moschus chrysogaster
• mitochondrion
• genome

Acknowledgements

We sincerely thank Xin Huang, Baojuan Yang, Ling Ding, Wenliang Zhou, and Tao Song for their help in this study.

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.