Complete mitochondrial genome of a Toque Macaque (Macaca sinica). Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roos, Christian
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 3:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 182
• Page End: 183
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Sanger sequencing -- Cercopithecidae -- non-human primates; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1437834
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: The Toque macaque ( Macaca sinica ) is the only macaque species on Sri Lanka and endemic to the island. The newly generated mitochondrial genome (Genbank accession number MG870385), obtained from a captive individual, has a length of 16, 525 bp and exhibits the typical structure of mammalian mitochondrial genomes. Phylogenetically, the Toque macaque is nested within the Macaca sinica species group and represents a sister lineage to a M. assamensis/M. thibetana clade. The new data help to further illuminate and better understand the complex phylogeny of macaques.