The distributions of "new" and "old" alu sequences in the human genome: The solution of a "mystery"

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 421-427

  Costantini, Maria ^a   Auletta, Fabio ^a   Bernardi, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b Biology Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alu; Genome; Isochores; Repeated sequences; SINEs

Indexed keywords

ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; ISOCHORE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RETROVIRUS;

ALU ELEMENTS; BASE COMPOSITION; CHROMATIN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; ISOCHORES; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 84862839886     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msr242     Document Type: Article

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