Characterization of a single-locus minisatellite DNA in Xenopus laevis.
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.
Shain
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA.
Stone
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Yoo
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Zuber
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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*
D004276:DNA, Satellite