LOCAL SEQUENCE DEPENDENCE OF RATE OF BASE REPLACEMENT IN MAMMALS

被引:10
作者
BAINS, W
机构
[1] PA Consulting Group, Cambridge Laboratory, Melbourn, Royston,
来源
MUTATION RESEARCH | 1992年 / 267卷 / 01期
关键词
BASE REPLACEMENT IN MAMMALS; LOCAL SEQUENCE DEPENDENCE; PSEUDOGENES;
D O I
10.1016/0027-5107(92)90109-F
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
I have analysed the local sequence context of base replacement changes in 78 processed pseudogenes. Transversions occur more often than transitions in a ratio of 3.37 to 1, and G:C is replaced 1.4 times more frequently than A:T. In addition, the bases to the 5' and 3' of the mutating base also influence the rate at which bases change, purine:pyrimidine and pyrimidine:purine pairs changing 1.2 times as fast as purine: purine and pyrimidine:pyrimidine pairs. I discuss implications of this for the mechanism of DNA polymerization in mammals.
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页数:12
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