A novel vertebrate myoglobin gene containing three A+T-rich introns is conserved among antarctic teleost species which differ in myoglobin expression

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 156-166

  Small, Deena J ^a   Vayda, Michael E ^a   Sidell, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic icefish; Fish intron; Myoglobin; Promoter elements

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MYOGLOBIN;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELEOST; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISHES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMIC LIBRARY; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYOGLOBIN; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0031855932     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006372     Document Type: Article

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