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  • Title: Structure of a hemoglobin gene cluster and nucleotide sequence of three hemoglobin genes from the midge Chironomus thummi piger (Diptera, Insecta).
    Author: Rozynek P, Hankeln T, Schmidt ER.
    Journal: Biol Chem Hoppe Seyler; 1989 Jun; 370(6):533-42. PubMed ID: 2775480.
    Abstract:
    The aquatic larvae of the genus Chironomus (Diptera, Insecta) contain at least 12 different hemoglobin (Hb) variants in their hemolymph. In the present study we have analysed the structure and part of the nucleotide sequence of a Hb gene cluster cloned from the genomic DNA of Chironomus thummi piger. The cluster contains probably 6 different genes, separated by intergenic regions of various lengths. The nucleotide sequence of three putative Hb genes including the intergenic regions is presented. The inferred amino-acid sequences show clearly that two of these putative genes code for subvariants of the Hb variant VIIB. The third gene codes for a so far unknown Hb protein. As known already for other chironomid Hb genes, there are no intron sequences present in the coding regions.
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