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The Anopheles gambiae cDNA encoding the homologue of the Drosophila melanogaster proteasome PROS-Dm25 was identified and analysed in terms of nucleotide sequence, and chromosomal localisation. In the 3′ untranslated region, a GA-rich sequence was mapped which was found to be widely polymorphic among taxa belonging to the A. gambiae complex.
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Ricci, I., Troiano, M., Esposito, F. et al. Genetic Differentiation at the 3′UTR of PROS-Ag25: A cDNA Homologue of Drosophila Melanogaster Proteasome Subunit PROS-Dm25 in the Malaria Vector Anopheles Gambiae . Genetica 118, 93–96 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022937713781
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