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Phylogenetic position of the Siberian flying squirrel Pteromys volans based on complete mitochondrial genome
Sang Jin Lim1, Ki Yoon Kim1, Hye Ri Kim2
1Division of Forest Science, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
The mitogenome of the Siberian flying squirrel Pteromys volans is a circular molecule of 16,514 bp, consisting of a control region and a conserved set of 37 genes containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, and 2 rRNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA). The mitogenome of the Korean P. volans is AT-biased, with a nucleotide composition of 32.2% A, 30.4% T, 12.5% G, and 24.8% C. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that P. volans is well placed within the tribe Pteromyini (Sciuridae: Sciurinae), which forms a sister clade to the flying squirrels of the genus Petaurista.
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