Existence of at least three distinct Alu subfamilies

C Willard; H T Nguyen; C W Schmid

doi:10.1007/BF02099850

Existence of at least three distinct Alu subfamilies

J Mol Evol. 1987;26(3):180-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02099850.

Authors

C Willard¹, H T Nguyen, C W Schmid

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis 95616.

PMID: 3129565
DOI: 10.1007/BF02099850

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Base Sequence
Biological Evolution*
Galago / genetics
Genetic Variation
Haplorhini / genetics*
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid*
Software

Grants and funding

GM 21346/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States