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. 2021 Mar 15;6(3):883-885.
doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1886012.

First mitochondrial genome of the Caucasian squirrel Sciurus anomalus (Rodentia, Sciuridae)

Liliane Boukhdoud  1 , Lillian D Parker  2   3 , Nancy Rotzel Mcinerney  2 , Carole Saliba  1 , Rhea Kahale  1 , Hugh Cross  4 , Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith  4 , Jesús E Maldonado  1   3 , Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat  1
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First mitochondrial genome of the Caucasian squirrel Sciurus anomalus (Rodentia, Sciuridae)

Liliane Boukhdoud et al. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. .

Abstract

The Caucasian Squirrel, Sciurus anomalus, is the only representative of the Sciuridae family in the Eastern Mediterranean region. In this study, the mitochondrial genome of the Sciurus anomalus species was generated, and we investigate its phylogenetic position within the Sciuridae family. The generated mitogenome sequence is 16,234 bp. It is composed of a control region and a conserved set of 37 genes containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes and 2 rRNA genes.

Keywords: Caucasian squirrel; Sciurus anomalus; eastern Mediterranean; historical DNA; mitochondrial genome.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Bayesian phylogenetic tree of Sciurus anomalus and species of Sciuridae family based on complete mitogenome sequences. Values beside the nodes are Bayesian posterior probabilities. The tree is midpoint rooted.
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