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WE have described structural data for mouse and rabbit embryonic β-like ε chains and the conclusions which can be drawn with respect to the evolution of ε globin chain genes in both species1. Here we present evidence for crossover events in the ancestral mouse β and ε-type chain genes leading to Hb Lepore-like globin chain genes which are functional in mice of recent evolutionary origin.
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STEINHEIDER, G., MELDERIS, H. & OSTERTAG, W. Evidence for Hb Lepore-like hybrid globin β chain genes in mice. Nature 257, 712–714 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/257712a0
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