BMC Evolutionary Biology

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The evolution of the histone methyltransferase gene Su(var)3-9 in metazoans includes a fusion with and a re-fission from a functionally unrelated gene

Veiko Krauss*, Anne Fassl, Petra Fiebig, Ina Patties and Heinz Sass

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Department of Genetics, Institute of Biology II, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 21–23, 04103 Leipzig, Germany

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BMC Evolutionary Biology 2006, 6:18 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-6-18

Published: 2 March 2006

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Additional File 1:

Sequencing strategy. This file (PDF format) describes the sequencing stategy used for the Su(var)3-9 genes of the analyzed arthropod species. Each gene is represented by a line drawing.

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Su(var)3-9 protein alignment. This file (PDF format) contains the alignment which was used for phylogenetic analysis.

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Primer table. This file (PDF format) is a complete list of the primers used for PCR and sequence analysis.

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