title: Characterization of a single-locus minisatellite DNA in Xenopus laevis.
abstract: We have cloned a minisatellite tandem array (XTA) from Xenopus laevis that contains approximately 200 copies of the 20-bp repeat 5'-CCAACAGCCTGCCCATCCAT-3'. The XTA sequence is present only once per haploid genome and is polymorphic with respect to repeat number and location of flanking restriction endonuclease sites. Although the 20-bp repeat has not previously been described, flanking sequences suggest that it lies proximal to coding regions in the Xenopus genome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Shain
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: M X
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Zuber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004276:DNA, Satellite / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005260:Female; D018628:Gene Dosage; D008297:Male; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014982:Xenopus laevis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004276:DNA, Satellite