Evidence that introns arose at proto-splice sites.

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The nucleotide sequence of the rat cytoplasmic β–actin gene

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Molecular structure of the human cytoplasmic beta-actin gene: interspecies homology of sequences in the introns.

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Cloning and characterization of the gene for beta-tubulin from a benomyl-resistant mutant of Neurospora crassa and its use as a dominant selectable marker.

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