DNA sequence organisation in relation to genome size in birds |
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Authors: | M. Wagenmann J. T. Epplen K. Bachmann W. Engel J. Schmidtke |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institut für Humangenetik der Universität, Nikolausberger Weg 5a, D-3400 Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany;(2) Present address: Division of Biology, City of Hope Research Institute, 1450 East Duarte Road, 91010 Duarte, CA, USA;(3) Present address: Arbeitsgruppe Biologie für Mediziner der Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328-104, D-6900 Heidelberg |
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Abstract: | Summary DNA sequence interspersion was investigated in pheasant and pelican nuclear DNA. As is typical for birds, these genomes are organized in a long period pattern. Altogether, 5 bird species with genome sizes between 1.6 and 1.9 pg DNA are compared with regard to the extent of repetitive and single copy sequence interspersion. The result indicates that the average length of interspersed repetitive sequences increases with genome size.Acknowledgment. This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Mrs H. Tuczynski and Mr J. S. Jackson are thanked for editorial assistance. |
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