title: Transcripts coding for variant surface glycoproteins of Trypanosoma brucei have a short, identical exon at their 5' end.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000378:metabolism; D005796:Genes; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014346:Trypanosoma brucei brucei / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D006023:Glycoproteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger