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Comparison of mitochondrial genome sequences of pangolins (Mammalia, Pholidota)
Alexandre Hassanin1, Jean-Pierre Hugot2, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren3
1Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris-6, 4, place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France; Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, ISYEB UMR 7205, CP51, 57, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France; Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, UMS 2700, 57, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
Abstract:
The complete mitochondrial genome was sequenced for three species of pangolins, Manis javanica, Phataginus tricuspis, and Smutsia temminckii, and comparisons were made with two other species, Manis pentadactyla and Phataginus tetradactyla. The genome of Manidae contains the 37 genes found in a typical mammalian genome, and the structure of the control region is highly conserved among species. In Manis, the overall base composition differs from that found in African genera. Phylogenetic analyses support the monophyly of the genera Manis, Phataginus, and Smutsia, as well as the basal division between Maninae and Smutsiinae. Comparisons with GenBank sequences reveal that the reference genomes of M. pentadactyla and P. tetradactyla (accession numbers NC_016008 and NC_004027) were sequenced from misidentified taxa, and that a new species of tree pangolin should be described in Gabon.
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