Source gene composition and gene conversion of the AluYh and AluYi lineages of retrotransposons |
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| Authors: | Pamela Styles John FY Brookfield |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Genetics, School of Biology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK |
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| Abstract: | Background Alu elements are a family of SINE retrotransposons in primates. They are classified into subfamilies according to specific
diagnostic mutations from the general Alu consensus. It is now believed that there may be several retrotranspositionally-competent
source genes within an Alu subfamily. In this study, subfamilies falling on the AluYi and AluYh lineages, and the AluYg6 subfamily,
are assessed for the presence of secondary source genes, and the influence of gene conversion on the AluYh and AluYi lineages
is also described. |
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