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. 1992 Dec 15;89(24):11696–11700. doi: 10.1073/pnas.89.24.11696

Ascaris hemoglobin gene: plant-like structure reflects the ancestral globin gene.

D R Sherman 1, A P Kloek 1, B R Krishnan 1, B Guinn 1, D E Goldberg 1
PMCID: PMC50623  PMID: 1465385

Abstract

Animal globin genes have two introns at strictly conserved positions, while plant globin genes have both of these as well as an additional, central intron. It has been proposed that a common ancestor gene had three introns, one of which was subsequently lost from animal but not plant globin genes. We have elucidated the cDNA sequence and gene structure of a hemoglobin from the parasitic nematode Ascaris suum and found a plant-like central intron, providing strong evidence for a three-intron ancestor of modern globin genes.

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