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. 1984 Apr 25;12(8):3603–3610. doi: 10.1093/nar/12.8.3603

Evidence for mobility of a new family of mouse middle repetitive DNA elements (LTR-IS).

T Wirth, M Schmidt, T Baumruker, I Horak
PMCID: PMC318771  PMID: 6328428

Abstract

Locus variation and sequence conservation of mouse LTR-IS elements, a new family of middle repetitive DNA sequences was studied. It is shown that LTR-IS sequences are present in all the inbred strains and subspecies of M. musculus tested and in M. cooki and M. caroli. Their arrangement in mouse genomes is polymorphic. Southern blot analysis and DNA sequencing revealed the existence of homologous DNA sequences with and without LTR-IS element insertion. LTR-IS sequences therefore appear to have arisen in early mouse ancestors and have, at least at some point, been mobile.

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