Characterization of gene promoters in pig: conservative elements, regulatory motifs and evolutionary trend

It is vital to understand the conservation and evolution of gene promoter sequences in order to understand environmental adaptation. The level of promoter conservation varies greatly between housekeeping (HK) and tissue-specific (TS) genes, denoting differences in the strength of the evolutionary co...

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Main Authors: Kai Wei, Lei Ma, Tingting Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7204.pdf