title: The interspersed DNA repeat conserved in water birds' genomes.
abstract: A putative old and ubiquitous interspersed DNA repeat family was identified from TaqI restriction, M13 cloning, and sequencing of the genomic DNA of a Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), a Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata), a Toulouse Goose (Anser anser), and a Black Swan (Cygnus atratus). A 425-bp consensus core sequence was obtained for the interspersed family. The 425-bp unit was about 2% of the avian genome and was found to be conserved in at least four genera of the order Anseriforme: Anas, Anser, Cairina, and Cygnus.
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, Flinders University of South Australia.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Burgoyne
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Skinner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004372:Ducks / Q000235:genetics*; D005777:Geese / Q000235:genetics*; D015698:Genomic Library; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004247:DNA