The complete mitochondrial genome of European wild boar, Sus scrofa scrofa. (2nd September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hu, Xiao-Di; Yang, Xiao-Tian; Yang, En
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 27:Number 5(2016)
• Page Start: 3244
• Page End: 3245
• Publication Date: 2016-09-02
• Subjects: European wild boar -- mitochondrial genome -- S. s. scrofa
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1007366
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the European wild boar, Sus scrofa scrofa for the first time. The genome is found to be 16, 770 bp in length and has a base composition of A (34.63%), G (13.38%), C (26.21%), and T (25.78%), indicating that the percentage of A + T (60.41%) was higher than G + C (39.59%). Similar to other pigs, it contains a typically conserved structure including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 control region (D-loop). Most of the genes were located on the H-strand except for the ND6 gene and eight tRNA genes. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence provided here would add a new genetic resource and new study on the evolution of the genus Sus .