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. 2019 Sep 20;4(2):3151-3152.
doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1668308.

The Complete mitochondrial genome of Marmota vancouverensis (Vancouver Island Marmot)

Zhaonan Hao  1 , Yi Cao  1
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The Complete mitochondrial genome of Marmota vancouverensis (Vancouver Island Marmot)

Zhaonan Hao et al. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. .

Abstract

Marmota vancouverensis, the only uniquely Canadian marmot, has been listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of M. vancouverensis (Vancouver marmot) is presented here firstly, sequenced by next-generation sequencing (NGS). The Vancouver marmot mitogenome is 16,435 bp long, contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two rRNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and one control region (D-loop). The complete mitochondrial genome sequence provided here could help in study of ecological and evolutionary research of Marmota and conservation genetics of M. vancouverensis.

Keywords: Marmota vancouverensis; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic; protein-coding genes.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest and are alone responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Phylogenetic tree constructed with M. vancouverensis and 14 other species mitogenomes. It was constructed based on the alignment of MUSCLE v3.8.425 (Edgar 2004). The bootstrap support values are generated using 100 replications.
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