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The transposons Tn501(Hg) and Tn1721(Tc) are related

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

J. Altenbuchner ,
C.-L. Choi ,
J. Grinsted ,
R. Schmitt  and
M. H. Richmond
J. Altenbuchner
Affiliation:
Lehrstuhl für Genetik, Universität Regensburg, D-8400 Regensburg, F.R.G.
C.-L. Choi
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.
J. Grinsted
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.
R. Schmitt
Affiliation:
Lehrstuhl für Genetik, Universität Regensburg, D-8400 Regensburg, F.R.G.
M. H. Richmond
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.

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Internal sequences of Tn501(Hg) and Tn721(Tc) have been compared by hybridization. In spite of the difference in the resistance they code for, there is extensive homology between the two elements. This homology resides in the transposon-coded genes that are necessary for transposition and indicates that the elements are closely related.

Type
Research Article
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , June 1981 , pp. 285 - 289
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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