The complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the donkey and mtDNA comparisons among four closely related mammalian species-pairs.

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The complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the donkey and mtDNA comparisons among four closely related mammalian species-pairs.

Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Nov 1996

Xu X, Gullberg A, Arnason U

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The nucleotide sequence of the complete mitochondrial genome of the donkey, Equus asinus, was determined. The length of the molecule is 16,670 bp. The length, however, is not absolute due to pronounced heteroplasmy caused by variable numbers of two types of repetitive motifs in the control region...

Topics

Animals
Base Composition
DNA, Mitochondrial
Equidae
Evolution, Molecular
Genes
Genetic Variation
Horses
Mammals
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
RNA, Transfer
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

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