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Mitogenome sequences of domestic cats demonstrate lineage expansions and dynamic mutation processes in a mitochondrial minisatellite.
BMC genomics - 17 Nov 2023
Patterson Emily C, Lall Gurdeep Matharu, Neumann Rita, Ottolini Barbara, Batini Chiara, Sacchini Federico, Foster Aiden P, Wetton Jon H, Jobling Mark A
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BACKGROUND: As a population genetic tool, mitochondrial DNA is commonly divided into the ~ 1-kb control region (CR), in which single nucleotide variant (SNV) diversity is relatively high, and the coding region, in which selective constraint is greater and diversity lower, but which provides an informative phylogeny. In some species, the CR contains variable tandemly repeated sequences that are understudied due to...
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