Evidence for genomic duplication of the glutathione transferase A3 gene in genus Rattus

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 331-335

  Fotouhi Ardakani, Nasser ^a   Schecter, Robyn L ^a   Batist, Gerald ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Class alpha GST; Gene duplication; Genomics; Rattus sp.

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; NUCLEOTIDE;

GENE; GENE DUPLICATION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT;

RATTUS; RATTUS SP.; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033963851     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026313     Document Type: Letter

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