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. 1987;25(4):288-91.
doi: 10.1007/BF02603112.

Recent insertion of an Alu sequence in the beta-globin gene cluster of the gorilla

G Trabuchet  1 , Y Chebloune, P Savatier, J Lachuer, C Faure, G Verdier, V M Nigon
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Recent insertion of an Alu sequence in the beta-globin gene cluster of the gorilla

G Trabuchet et al. J Mol Evol. 1987.

Abstract

We present the nucleotide sequence of a new Alu family member that lies between the delta- and beta-globin genes in gorilla DNA. The sequence exhibits 91% similarity with a consensus sequence of the Alu family. It is flanked by a perfect repetition of a 16-nucleotide target sequence and terminates with 24 adenylic residues. As this sequence is absent at this locus in other primate DNAs, its insertion occurred less than 8 million years ago, thus supporting the idea that Alu sequences are still mobile elements in the hominoid genome.

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