Complete mitochondrial genome of blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus). (October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zeng, Tao; Tu, Feiyun; Ma, Lele; Yan, Chaochao; Yang, Nan; Zhang, Xiuyue; Yue, Bisong; Ran, Jianghong
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 24:Number 5(2013:Oct.)
• Page Start: 484
• Page End: 486
• Publication Date: 2013-10
• Subjects: Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; Mitochondrial DNA -- Abnormalities -- Periodicals; Nucleotide sequence -- Periodicals; Gene mapping -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.770498
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1940-1736

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The blood pheasant <italic>Ithaginis cruentus</italic> belongs to the family Phasianidae and distributes in the eastern Himalayas, India, Nepal, Bhutan and China. In this study, the total mitochondrial genome of <italic>I. cruentus</italic> was firstly determined. The genome is 16, 683 bases in length. Bayesian inference, maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony methods were used to construct phylogenetic trees based on 12 concatenated protein-coding genes on the heavy strand. Phylogenetic analyses further confirmed that <italic>Ithaginis</italic> clearly diverged later than <italic>Arborophila</italic>, and <italic>Arborophila</italic> was a basal branch within Phasianidae.</p> </abstract>