A highly conserved microsatellite in the dystrophin gene of diverse mammalian species

Animal Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 224-227

  Zeiss, C J ^a   Trepanier, L A ^b   Aguirre, G D ^a   Ray, K ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

3' UTR conservation; CA repeat; Canine; Dystrophin gene; Microsatellite conservation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DYSTROPHIN; LINKAGE MAP; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; MICROSATELLITE DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ADENINE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICKENS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYTOSINE; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; DNA PRIMERS; DOGS; DYSTROPHIN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GOATS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAN TROGLODYTES; RABBITS; RATS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0032103709     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.1998.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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