Platypus globin genes and flanking loci suggest a new insertional model for beta-globin evolution in birds and mammals
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Vertebrate alpha (α)- and beta (β)-globin gene families exemplify the way in which genomes evolve to produce functional complexity. From tandem duplication of a single globin locus, the α- and β-globin clusters expanded, and then wer...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/34 |