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Globin gene structure in a reptile supports the transpositional model for amniote α- and β-globin gene evolution

Date

Authors

Patel, Vidushi

Ezaz, Tariq

Deakin, Janine

Graves, Jennifer

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Abstract

The haemoglobin protein, required for oxygen transportation in the body, is encoded by α- and β-globin genes that are arranged in clusters. The transpositional model for the evolution of distinct α-globin and β-globin clusters in amniotes is much simp

Keywords

Keywords: alpha globin; beta globin; hemoglobin; animal cell; article; cell culture; chromosome 3; chromosome 5; fluorescence in situ hybridization; gene cluster; gene structure; globin gene; lizard; microchromosome; model; molecular evolution; nonhuman; nucleotide Agamidae; comparative mapping; evolution; haemoglobin; lizard; Pogona vitticeps

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/62488

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Chromosome Research

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s10577-010-9164-5

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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