Phylogenetic relationship of roe deer Capreolus capreolus mantschurivus revealed by complete mitochondrial genome

Abstract

The roe deer (Capreolus capreolus mantschurivus) is the main prey of the Amur tigers and leopards in the northeast of China. The population genetics of roe deer is closely related to the conservation and management of the endangered species. We first determined and annotated the whole mtDNA genome of the C. capreolus mantschurivus to better understand the evolutionary relationship of these subspecies. The complete mitogenome is 16 355 bp in length, includes 37 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 control region. We built the phylogenetic tree of C. capreolus mantschurivus and other 11 most closely related Cervidae species.

Keywords

• mtdna genome
• phylogenetic relationship
• roe deer
• capreolus capreolus mantschurivus