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A complete sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the western lowland gorilla.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 May 1996
Xu X, Arnason U
Abstract excerpt
The complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) molecule of the gorilla was sequenced. The entire sequence, 16,412 nucleotides, was determined by analysis of natural (not polymerase chain reaction) restriction fragments covering the whole molecule. The sequence was established from one individual and thus nonchimeric. After comparison with the COII gene of gorilla specimens with known geographical origin, the sequence was...
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