Structure of 5S rDNA sequence of the gibel carp (Carassius gibelio) with 2n=100 chromosomes

In vertebrate, the 5S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) consists of a conserved coding (transcriptional) unit of 120 bp (5S), which is separated from the next unit by a nontranscribed spacer (NTS). The coding sequence and the NTS together form a repeat unit which can be found in hundreds to thousands of copies t...

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Main Author: Lech Kirtiklis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.FMARS.2015.03.00187/full