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A tRNASer(UCN) gene in Artemia salina mitochondrial DNA: a case of mistaken identity

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We have sequenced a segment of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of a crustacean, the brine shrimp, Artemia salina, that includes 3′ end-proximal regions of the genes for subunit 1 of the NADH dehydrogenase complex (ND1) and cytochrome b (Cyt b). From our data we conclude that in this mtDNA, as in the mtDNAs of Drosophila species, a tRNASer(UCN) gene separates the ND1 and Cyt b genes. This is contrary to an earlier report that the A. salina ND1 and Cyt b genes are immediately adjacent to each other.

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Utah, 84112, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Ronald Okimoto & David R. Wolstenholme

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Okimoto, R., Wolstenholme, D.R. A tRNASer(UCN) gene in Artemia salina mitochondrial DNA: a case of mistaken identity. Curr Genet 24, 313–315 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00336782

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