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. 2021 Jul 6;6(8):2269-2271.
doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1914212. eCollection 2021.

The complete mitogenome of Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi) and implication of phylogenetic status

Boxin Qin  1 , Fei Xie  1 , Dan Chen  1 , Qiong Wang  1 , Shunde Chen  1
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The complete mitogenome of Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi) and implication of phylogenetic status

Boxin Qin et al. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. .

Abstract

There is still an obvious lack of information on Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster (Cricetulus sokolovi) which belongs to subfamily Cricetinae because the species is only rarely found in Gobi desert. In this study, we obtained the complete mitochondrial genome sequences of C. sokolovi. The genome is 16,292bp in length and has a base composition of 33.5% A, 30.5% T, 22.9% C, and 13.1% G. The mitogenome structure, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), 22 tRNA genes, and one control region, is similar to that of typical vertebrate mitochondrial genomes of other rodents. We restructured a Bayesian phylogenetic tree by using 12 species belonging to subfamily Cricetinae. As indicated by the phylogenetic tree, genus Cricetulus is polyphyletic group, and C. Sokolovi is the closest relative of Cricetulus griseus. The mitochondrial genome can provide basic data for further study on the phylogenetic relationship of subfamily Cricetinae.

Keywords: Cricetinae; mitogenome structure; phylogeny.

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

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Figure 1.
Bayesian phylogenetic tree based on 13 protein genes of mitochondrial genome. Numbers by the nodes indicate Bayesian posterior probabilities.
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