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Comparative aspects of DNA organization in metazoa

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Data on sequence organization in metazoa are reviewed and tabulated. It is shown that the features of sequence organization previously observed in Xenopus DNA are extremely widespread. At least 70% of DNA fragments 2,000–3,000 nucleotides long contain both single copy and repetitive sequence in all the organisms examined except Drosophila.

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  1. Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, 91125, Pasadena, Calif., USA

    Eric H. Davidson, Glenn A. Galau, Robert C. Angerer & Roy J. Britten

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Davidson, E.H., Galau, G.A., Angerer, R.C. et al. Comparative aspects of DNA organization in metazoa. Chromosoma 51, 253–259 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00284818

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