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SUBMITTER: Robertson HM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1894596 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Robertson Hugh M HM Navik Julia A JA Walden Kimberly K O KK Honegger Hans-Willi HW
Genetics 20070415 2
The bursicon gene in Anopheles gambiae is encoded by two loci. Burs124 on chromosome arm 2L contains exons 1, 2, and 4, while burs3 on arm 2R contains exon 3. Exon 3 is efficiently spliced into position in the mature transcript. This unusual gene arrangement is ancient within mosquitoes, being shared by Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens. ...[more]