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The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Rhinolophus pearsonii (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae)
Jinsheng Tang1, Meichen Yu2, Ting Zhao1
1Lanxi Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning, Lanxi, China.
Abstract:
Rhinolophus pearsonii, widely distributed in the valleys of India and southern China. The mitochondrial DNA of R. pearsonii is packaged in a compact 16,900-basepair (bp) circular molecule with A + T content of 55.9%. It contains 37 typical mitochondrial genes, including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 1 noncoding region. We reconstructed a phylogenetic tree based on the mitogenome sequences of 18 Rhinolophidae species and one outgroup (Hipposideros pendleburyi, Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). Phylogenetic analyses indicate that R. pearsonii is closely related to R. yunnanensis. The new mitogenome data would provide useful information for application in conservation.
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