VARIABLE (DG-DT)N.(DC-DA)N SEQUENCES IN THE PORCINE GENOME

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WINTERO, AK [1 ]
FREDHOLM, M [1 ]
THOMSEN, PD [1 ]
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[1] ROYAL VET & AGR UNIV,DEPT ANIM PROD & ANIM HLTH,DIV ANIM GENET,BULOWSVEJ 13,DK-1870 FREDERIKSBERG C,DENMARK
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10.1016/0888-7543(92)90375-3
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
One of the more widely studied simple repeat sequences in the mammalian genome is the (dG-dT)n·(dC-dA)n dinucleotide repeat sequence. As these repeats are highly polymorphic and fairly evenly distributed in diverse mammalian genomes, they constitute a very powerful tool for genetic mapping in a wide variety of species. So far, the knowledge about repeat sequences in the porcine genome is sparse and only a few areas of this genome have been sequenced. We have isolated and characterized 108 porcine (dG-dT)n·(dC-dA)n sequences and studied the distribution of these, both by investigating random clones and by performing in situ hybridization. A remarkable correlation between humans and pigs was found with respect to the structure, to the number of repeat blocks, and to the chromosomal distribution. © 1992.
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