POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS OF CPG AVOIDANCE IN THE FLATWORM SCHISTOSOMA-MANSONI

Authors
MUSTO H RODRIGUEZMASEDA H ALVAREZ F TORT J
Citation
H. Musto et al., POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS OF CPG AVOIDANCE IN THE FLATWORM SCHISTOSOMA-MANSONI, Journal of molecular evolution, 38(1), 1994, pp. 36-40
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity",Biology
Journal title
Journal of molecular evolution → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222844
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
36 - 40
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2844(1994)38:1<36:PIOCAI>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We report the analysis of the biases of CpG, TpG, and CpA of all the D NA sequences data from the Trematode Schistosoma mansoni. Our results show CpG avoidance whereas TpG and CpA frequencies are over the expect ed values. These characteristics are similar to the biases displayed b y methylated genomes, but in platyhelminths 5mC has not been detected by biochemical methods. The possible implications of this CpG shortage are discussed.