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ArticleNucleic acids research1990

rRNA genes from the lower chordate Herdmania momus: structural similarity with higher eukaryotes.

B M Degnan, J Yan, C J Hawkins, M F Lavin

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 1990. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

B M DegnanQueensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Australia.
J Yan
C J Hawkins
M F Lavin
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AUUniversity of Queensland · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ascidians, primitive chordates that have retained features of the likely progenitors to all vertebrates, are a useful model to study the evolutionary relationship of chordates to other animals. We have selected the well characterized ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes to investigate this relationship, and we describe here the cloning and characterization of an entire ribosomal DNA (rDNA) tandem repeat unit from a lower chordate, the ascidian Herdmania momus. rDNA copy number and considerable sequence differences were observed between two H. momus populations. Comparison of rDNA primary sequence and rRNA secondary structures from H. momus with those from other well characterized organisms, demonstrated that the ascidians are more closely related to other chordates than invertebrates. The rDNA tandem repeat makes up a larger percentage (7%) of the genome of this animal than in other higher eukaryotes. The total length of the spacer and transcribed region in H. momus rDNA is small compared to most higher eukaryotes, being less than 8 kb, and the intergenic spacer region consists of smaller internal repeats. Comparative analysis of rDNA sequences has allowed the construction of secondary structures for the 18S, 5.8S and 26S rRNAs.

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Biological EvolutionAnimalsBase SequenceChordata, NonvertebrateCloning, MolecularDNA, RibosomalMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidRestriction MappingRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 18SRNA, Ribosomal, 5.8SSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidDNA, RibosomalRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 18SRNA, ribosomal, 26SRNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S

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PMID2263465
PMCPMC332770
OpenAlexW1972210164

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