Molecular phylogeny of the extinct Steller's sea cow and other Sirenia species based on their complete mitochondrial genomes.
Extinction
Historical DNA
Hydrodamalis gigas
Mitogenome
Museum specimen
Journal
Genomics
ISSN: 1089-8646
Titre abrégé: Genomics
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8800135
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2019
12 2019
Historique:
received:
27
08
2018
revised:
15
10
2018
accepted:
20
10
2018
pubmed:
24
10
2018
medline:
22
4
2020
entrez:
24
10
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The Steller's sea cow - Hydrodamalis gigas (Dugongidae: Sirenia) - is an extinct herbivorous marine mammal which inhabited the North Pacific Ocean during the Pleistocene and Holocene. H. gigas was the largest member of the Sirenia order and disappeared in the middle of the 18th century. Here, we present the complete sequence of the mitochondrial genome of this extinct animal. The Steller's sea cow mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is 16,872 base pairs (bp) in length and contains a set of mitochondrial genes typical for mammals. Phylogenetic analysis based on complete mitochondrial genomes of the sirenian species allows accurate assessment of the degree of their mitogenomic diversification during millions of years of evolution.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30352279
pii: S0888-7543(18)30475-0
doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2018.10.012
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
DNA, Mitochondrial
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1543-1546Informations de copyright
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