The complete mitochondrial genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of Chinese Serow (Capricornis Milneedwardsii)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Chinese serow (Capricornis milneedwardsii) has been described. It is a circular genome of 16,441 bp with a higher A + T content of 60.25%. By reconstructing a Maximum-likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree, we found that our sample is more closely related to a C. sumatraensis individual from Cambodia (FJ207534) than a Chinese serow individual (KF856568) from closer geographic distance. Therefore, we speculate that our Chinese serow may be a subspecies of C. sumatraensis, and there may be glacial refugia in western Sichuan.