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The length distribution of perfect dimer repetitive DNA is consistent with its evolution by an unbiased single-step mutation process.

Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Apr 1997

Bell G I, Jurka J

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We have examined the length distribution of perfect dimer repeats, where perfect means uninterrupted by any other base, using data from GenBank on primates and rodents. Virtually no lengths greater than 30 repeats are found, except for rodent AG repeats, which extend to 35. Comparable numbers of long AC and AG repeats suggest that they have not been selected for special functions or DNA structures. We have...

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PMID: 9089081
DOI: 10.1007/pl00006161

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