Abstract
A DNA polymorphism of the nuclear-encoded subunit Va of the human cytochrome c oxidase (COX), a mitochondrial respiratory enzyme, is reported. No polymorphism was detected in genes for the subunits IV and Vb of the same enzyme.
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Adjoa, S.A., Bouchard, C., Coetzer, P. et al. Nuclear-encoded subunits of human cytochrome c oxidase: SstI restriction fragment length polymorphism. Hum Genet 93, 347–348 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212037
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