Existence of at least three distinct Alu subfamilies (original) (raw)

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Computer-assisted sequence analysis of human Alu family members reveals that Alu repeats belong to one of at least three subfamilies. The insertion of human Alu repeats can be represented by three episodic bursts, each of which was founded by a distinct master sequence.

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   Cary Willard, Hiep Thieu Nguyen & Carl W. Schmid

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Willard, C., Nguyen, H.T. & Schmid, C.W. Existence of at least three distinct Alu subfamilies.J Mol Evol 26, 180–186 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02099850

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• Received: 22 December 1986
• Revised: 25 March 1987
• Accepted: 25 March 1987
• Issue Date: December 1987
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02099850

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