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Platypus globin genes and flanking loci suggest a new insertional model for beta-globin evolution in birds and mammals

Vidushi S Patel*, Steven JB Cooper, Janine E Deakin, Bob Fulton, Tina Graves, Wesley C Warren, Richard K Wilson and Jennifer AM Graves

BMC Biology 2008, 6:34 doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-34

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Phylogenetic analysis and comparative genomics reveal wide distribution of globin X in vertebrates and its invertebrate orthologs confirming its ancient origin.

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Globin genes on the move

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