Gu Jingjing, Li Sheng
College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.
Hunan Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement of Animals, Changsha, China.
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Aug 31;5(3):3253-3254. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1810593.
Nixi chicken is a type of Tibetan chickens who lives at high altitudes in China. In this study, we reported the first complete mitochondrial genome of Nixi chicken by using a next-generation sequencing method. The assembled complete mitogenome contains one control region, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 13 protein-coding genes and 22 transfer RNA genes. Our work provides a valuable source of data for the study of the evolution of the Gallus gallus mitochondrial genome and contributes to the Nixi chicken breeding improvement program.
尼西鸡是中国一种生活在高海拔地区的藏鸡品种。在本研究中,我们通过下一代测序方法报道了尼西鸡的首个完整线粒体基因组。组装得到的完整线粒体基因组包含一个控制区、2个核糖体RNA、13个蛋白质编码基因和22个转运RNA基因。我们的工作为原鸡线粒体基因组进化研究提供了有价值的数据来源,并有助于尼西鸡育种改良计划。