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Partial nucleotide sequence and organisation of extrachromosomal plastid-like DNA in Plasmodium berghei.
Gene - 24 Oct 1997
Yap M W, Kara U A, ten Heggeler-Bordier B, Ting R C, Tan T M
Abstract excerpt
The murine malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei contains a plastid-like extrachromosomal genome. This genome is 30.7 kb in size and is transcriptionally active as shown by RT-PCR. DNA sequence analysis of the genome reveals 69.9-95.5% homology to sequences of the 35-kb extrachromosomal circle found in the human malaria species Plasmodium falciparum. Homologous sequences include regions of genes for the ssu-rRNA,...
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