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. 1983;2(8):1339–1343. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1983.tb01589.x

The primary structure of the duck alpha D-globin gene: an unusual 5' splice junction sequence.

C Erbil 1, J Niessing 1
PMCID: PMC555280  PMID: 10872328

Abstract

The complete nucleotide sequence of the duck minor alpha D-globin gene including the flanking regions has been determined. A unique structural feature of the alpha D-globin gene is a GC instead of the invariant GT dinucleotide at the 5' end of the second intervening sequence. The 1013 base pair long gene has otherwise all the characteristics normally attributed to a functional globin gene. Indirect evidence suggests that the alpha D-globin gene is expressed in vivo.

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