title: Localization of the alpha-like globin gene cluster to region q12 of rabbit chromosome 6 by in situ hybridization.
abstract: The rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) alpha-like globin gene cluster (HBAC) contains several block duplications of zeta-, alpha and theta-globin genes. Using in situ hybridizations to metaphase chromosome spreads, the gene cluster has been mapped to region q12 of chromosome 6. Given that human HBAC maps to the short arm of chromosome 16, the mapping of rabbit HBAC to 6q12 confirms the assignment of homology between OCU6q and HSA16p based on similarities of chromosomal banding patterns. In both species, HBAC is in a very G + C-rich region within the most distal band of the chromosome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hardison
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics*; D005810:Multigene Family; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D005914:Globins