The complete mitochondrial genome of leopard cat, Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis (Carnivora:Felidae).

The full-length of the mitochondrial (mt) genome of Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis was first determined in this study and consisted of a 16,990 bp fragment, including 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, a control region (CR), and an origin of L-strand replication (OLR). The total base composition of the heavy strand was A, 33.0%; G, 13.

Complete mitochondrial genome of Himalayan buzzard (Buteo buteo burmanicus).

In this study, the complete sequence of the mitochondrial (mt) genome of Buteo buteo burmanicus was determined. This mitogenome was 18,231 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, a control region (CR) and a pseudo-control region (ψCR). The overall base composition of the heavy strand was A, 30.

Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the blue sheep, Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis (Cetartiodactyla: Caprinae).

The blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis) belongs to the subfamily Caprinae, which distributes in Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, southeastern Xinjiang, northern Yunnan and Ningxia-Inner Mongolia border, China. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of P. n.

Complete mitochondrial genome of Amolops mantzorum (Anura: Ranidae).

Sichuan torrent frog, Amolops mantzorum (family Ranidae, suborder Neobatrachia), possesses heteromorphic sex chromosomes unusual characteristics among amphibians. We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the A. mantzorum mitogenome.

The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the blue sheep, Pseudois nayaur nayaur (Cetartiodactyla: Caprinae).

The blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur nayaur) belongs to the subfamily Caprinae, and is distributed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and peripheral mountains of China. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of P. n.

Complete mitochondrial genome of a new subspecies of the blue sheep, Pseudois nayaur (Cetartiodactyla: Caprinae) from Helan Mountain in China.

The population of blue sheep, Pseudois nayaur, from Helan Mountain in China is considered as a new subspecies. We first determined and annotated its complete mitochondrial genome. The mitogenome is 16,795 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes and a control region.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Quasipaa boulengeri (Anura: Dicroglossidae).

Quasipaa boulengeri, an Asian spiny frog that belongs to Neobatrachia, has been reported as a de novo case of chromosomal rearrangements. In this paper, we determined the whole mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence of Q. boulengeri.

Rediscovery of Protohynobius puxiongensis (Caudata: Hynobiidae) and its phylogenetic position based on complete mitochondrial genomes.

The mysterious Asian hynobiid salamander, Protohynobius puxiongensis, was described based on a single specimen collected in 1965 and never found again since then. Because the specimen had an internasal bone, Pr. puxiongensis was thought to retain a primitive character lost by a common ancestor of all other hynobiid salamanders, and it was thus considered to be not only a new genus, but also a new subfamily.

[Molecular cloning of activin betaA subunit mature peptide from peafowl and its application in taxonomy and phylogeny].

The sequences of activin gene betaA subunit mature peptide have been amplified from white peafowl, blue peafowl (pavo cristatus) and green peafowl (pavo muticus) genomic DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with a pair of degenerate primers. The target fragments were cloned into the vector pMD18-T and sequenced. The length of activin gene betaA subunit mature peptide is 345bp, which encoded a peptide of 115 amino acid residues.