Comparative analysis on the structural features of the 5 flanking region of κ-casein genes from six different species.docVIP

Genet. Sel. Evol. 34(2002) 117–128 ?INRA, EDP Sciences, 2002 DOI: 10.1051/gse:2001007 117 Original article Comparativeanalysisonthestructural featuresofthe5?ankingregion ofκ-caseingenesfromsixdifferent species ákosGERENCSéR a,EndreBARTAa, SimonBOAb,PetrosKASTANISb,ZsuzsannaB?SZEa,?, C.BruceA.WHITELAWb aDepartmentofAnimalBiology,AgriculturalBiotechnologyCenter, 2100G?d?ll?,Szent-Gy?rgyiA.st.4,Hungary bDepartmentofGeneExpressionandDevelopment,RoslinInstitute(Edinburgh), Roslin,Midlothian,EH25–9PS,Scotland,UK (Received20February2001;accepted1stAugust2001) Abstract– κ-casein plays an essential