Characterization of whole mitogenome sequence of the Tongde yak (Bos grunniens). Issue 9 (2nd September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Guangzhen; Wei, Xudong; Chen, Shengmei; Li, Ruizhe; Zhou, Sangjia; Li, Wenhao; Lin, Yuan; Yosri, Mohammed; Hanif, QuratulAin; Ma, Zhijie
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 6:Issue 9(2021)
• Page Start: 2498
• Page End: 2500
• Publication Date: 2021-09-02
• Subjects: Bos grunniens -- genetic characterization -- mitogenome -- annotation; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1958082
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: Tongde County is located in the southeast of Qinghai Province, China, harboring rich yak genetic resources. In the present study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the Tongde yak ( Bos grunniens ) was firstly sequenced using Illumina sequencing technique and the corresponding sequence characterization was identified. Our results showed that the mitogenome of Tongde yak is a circular molecule with 16, 323 bp length consisting of 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes) and a non-coding control region (D-loop), which is consistent with most bovine species. The overall nucleotide composition was found as: A (33.72%), T (27.27%), C (25.80%), and G (13.21%), respectively, yielding a higher AT content (60.99%). The complete mitogenome sequence of Tongde yak would provide useful information for further studies on its genetic resource conservation and molecular breeding programmes in the future.