The complete mitochondrial genome of the Asian tapirs (Tapirus indicus): the only extant Tapiridae species in the old world

Siriaroonrat, Boripat; Tipkantha, Wanlaya; Muangkram, Yuttamol; Wajjwalku, Worawidh; Kaolim, Nongnid; Buddhakosai, Waradee; Kamolnorranath, Sumate; Dongsaard, Khwanruean; Maikaew, Umaporn; Sanannu, Saowaphang

doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.1568566.v1

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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Asian tapirs (Tapirus indicus): the only extant Tapiridae species in the old world

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posted on 2014-03-12, 00:00 authored by Boripat Siriaroonrat, Wanlaya Tipkantha, Yuttamol Muangkram, Worawidh Wajjwalku, Nongnid Kaolim, Waradee Buddhakosai, Sumate Kamolnorranath, Khwanruean Dongsaard, Umaporn Maikaew, Saowaphang Sanannu

Asian tapir (Tapirus indicus) is categorized as Endangered on the 2008 IUCN red list. The first full-length mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence of Asian tapir is 16,717 bp in length. Base composition shows 34.6% A, 27.2% T, 25.8% C and 12.3% G. Highest polymorphic site is on the control region as typical for many species.