The interspersed DNA repeat conserved in water birds' genomes |
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| Authors: | X Zhu L A Burgoyne J D Skinner |
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| Affiliation: | School of Biology, Flinders University of South Australia. |
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| Abstract: | A putative old and ubiquitous interspersed DNA repeat family was identified from TaqI restriction, M13 cloning, and sequencing of the genomic DNA of a Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), a Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata), a Toulouse Goose (Anser anser), and a Black Swan (Cygnus atratus). A 425-bp consensus core sequence was obtained for the interspersed family. The 425-bp unit was about 2% of the avian genome and was found to be conserved in at least four genera of the order Anseriforme: Anas, Anser, Cairina, and Cygnus. |
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