Structure and variability of recently inserted Alu family members.

doi:10.1093/nar/18.23.6793

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Structure and variability of recently inserted Alu family members.

Nucleic acids research - 11 Dec 1990

Batzer M A, Kilroy G E, Richard P E, Shaikh T H, Desselle T D, Hoppens C L, Deininger P L

Abstract excerpt

The HS subfamily of Alu sequences is comprised of a group of nearly identical members. Individual subfamily members share 97.7% nucleotide identity with each other and 98.9% nucleotide identity with the HS consensus sequence. Individual subfamily members are on the average 2.8 million years old,...

Topics

Base Sequence
Biological Evolution
Consensus Sequence
DNA Transposable Elements
Genetic Variation
Genome, Human
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Species Specificity

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