Complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid of Simmental and Qinghai local cattle breed (Bos taurus)

Abstract

In this study, the complete mitochondrial DNA of the hybrid of Simmental and Qinghai local cattle breed was sequenced and analyzed. The total mitochondrial genome sequence is 16,339 bp in length including 1 control region (D-loop), 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and 13 protein-coding genes. The description of all genes is similar to the typical mitochondrial genomes of cattle. All the protein-coding genes were located on the heavy strand (H strand) except for ND6. The COX3, ND3, and ND4 genes own incomplete stop codon.

Keywords:

• Genome
• hybrid of Simmental and Qinghai local cattle breed
• mitochondrial DNA

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article. This work was funded by the Scientific Research Project of the Higher Education Institutions of Gansu Province (No. 2014A-111).