Scapharca inaequivalvis tetrameric hemoglobin A and B chains: cDNA sequencing and genomic organization

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 594-601

  Piro, Maria Cristina ^a   Gambacurta, Alessandra ^a   Ascoli, Franca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genomic organization; Globin genes; Scapharca inaequivalvis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEMOGLOBIN ALPHA CHAIN; HEMOGLOBIN BETA CHAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GLOBIN GENE; INTRON; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIVALVIA; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEMOGLOBINS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0030442656     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02202107     Document Type: Article

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