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Genotyping Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Mitochondrial Genome by Pyrosequencing
Published on: February 10, 2023
Phylogenetic relationship of Wolverine Gulo gulo in Mustelidae revealed by complete mitochondrial genome
Shibing Zhu1,2, Yingying Gao1, Hui Liu1
1a College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University , Harbin , People's Republic of China .
Abstract:
The Wolverine Gulo gulo is an endangered species in China. We first obtained blood sample, extracted the sample DNA and sequenced the whole mtDNA genome of wolverine in Northeast China. We built the phylogenetic tree of wolverine and 10 other most closely related Mustelidae species. The wolverine's complete mitogenome is 16 575 bp in length, includes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and one control region. The phylogenetic tree indicates that Wolverine is mostly close to the genus Martes.
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