HAPLOID EXPRESSION OF A MOUSE TESTIS ALPHA-TUBULIN GENE

被引:87
作者
DISTEL, RJ [1 ]
KLEENE, KC [1 ]
HECHT, NB [1 ]
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[1] TUFTS UNIV, DEPT BIOL, MEDFORD, MA 02155 USA
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10.1126/science.6701535
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A complementary DNA clone for an .alpha.-tubulin was isolated from a mouse testis complementary DNA library. The untranslated 3'' end of this complementary DNA is homologous to 2 RNA transcripts present in postmeiotic cells of the testis but absent from meiotic cells and from several tissues including brain. Temporal expression of this .alpha.-tubulin complementary DNA provides evidence for the haploid expression of a mammalian structural gene.
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