The evolution of an intron: Analysis of a long, deletion-prone intron in the human dystrophin gene

Genomics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 294-304

  McNaughton, Julia C ^a   Hughes, Gillian ^a   Jones, Wyn A ^a   Stockwell, Peter A ^a   Klamut, Henry J ^b   Petersen, George B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031105604     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1996.4543     Document Type: Article

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