Article
Rapid evolution of the intergenic T-P spacer in the mtDNA of Arctic cod Arctogadus glacialis.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Pálsson Snaebjörn, Paulsen Jonas, Arnason Einar
Abstract excerpt
A noncoding intergenic spacer has previously been reported in mtDNA of Gadiformes. Here we present sequence information from two other cod species and variation within three species to clarify the evolution of this region. A general feature of the T-P spacer is high variation and folding into two or three hairpins. The variation among species both in structure of the region and sequence variation reflects the...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gadiformes
- Genetic Variation
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- RNA, Transfer
- Sequence Alignment