Comparative genomic analysis of the arthropod muscle myosin heavy chain genes allows ancestral gene reconstruction and reveals a new type of 'partially' processed pseudogene

Florian Odronitz and Martin Kollmar

Abteilung NMR basierte Strukturbiologie, Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Am Fassberg 11, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany

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BMC Molecular Biology 2008, 9:21doi:10.1186/1471-2199-9-21


Published:	6 February 2008

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Additional file 1:

Mhc1 sequence alignment. The file contains the aligned arthropod Mhc1 protein sequences. Also included are all variants of the alternatively spliced exons.

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Additional file 2:

Sequence alignment and analysis of the alternatively spliced exons. The file contains the aligned alternative exons of the arthropod Mhc1 protein sequences. Also included are the graphical representations of the sequence identities.

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