Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources (Jul 2018)

Phylogenetic position of the Siberian flying squirrel Pteromys volans based on complete mitochondrial genome sequences

  • Sang Jin Lim,
  • Ki Yoon Kim,
  • Hye Ri Kim,
  • Hee Mun Chae,
  • Yung Chul Park

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2018.1473728
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 2
pp. 601 – 602

Abstract

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The mitogenome of the Siberian flying squirrel Pteromys volans is a circular molecule of 16,514 bp, consisting of a control region and a conserved set of 37 genes containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, and 2 rRNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA). The mitogenome of the Korean P. volans is AT-biased, with a nucleotide composition of 32.2% A, 30.4% T, 12.5% G, and 24.8% C. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that P. volans is well placed within the tribe Pteromyini (Sciuridae: Sciurinae), which forms a sister clade to the flying squirrels of the genus Petaurista.

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