Repeat sequence interspersion in coding DNA of peas does not reflect that in total pea DNA

M G Murray1, W F Thompson

  • 1Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 94305, Stanford, CA, U.S.A..

Plant Molecular Biology
|December 10, 2013
PubMed
Summary

Pea genome organization differs from total DNA. Messenger RNA (mRNA) coding sequences are found in regions lacking highly repetitive DNA, unlike most other genomic sequences.

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