Complete mitochondrial genome of the stoat (Mustela erminea) and New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) and their significance for mammalian phylogeny. (1st November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Emami-Khoyi, Arsalan; Hartley, David A.; Ross, James G.; Murphy, Elaine C.; Paterson, Adrian M.; Cruickshank, Robert H.; Else, Terry-Ann
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 27:Number 6(2016)
• Page Start: 4597
• Page End: 4599
• Publication Date: 2016-11-01
• Subjects: Bayesian -- divergence -- mitochondrial DNA -- mustela ermiea -- pinnipeds
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1101542
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of three mustelid species, stoats ( Mustela erminea ), weasels ( Mustela nivalis ) and ferrets ( Mustela furo ), and the New Zealand fur seal ( Arctocephalus forsteri ) were sequenced using direct mitochondrial DNA extraction and overlapping long PCRs. The usual 37 mammalian mitochondrial genes (13 protein coding genes, 22 t-RNA and 2 r-RNA) were identified in all four mitogenomes. The divergence of stoats from other members of the sub-family Mustelinae was dated 4.5 million years ago. The mitogenomic data were consistent with a bear-like origin of seals.