Base sequence and evolution of guinea-pig alpha-satellite DNA

Southern, E.M.

Nature 227(5260): 794-798

1970


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-0836
PMID: 4317352
Document Number: 30602
Evidence is presented which shows that the alpha -satellite DNA, which represents about 5% of the total DXA, has been formed by the reduplication of a sequence of six base pairs, and modified by the introduction of mutations. The studies indicated that satellite DNA does not code for a protein.

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