Sequence, Expression, and Evolutionary Conservation of a Gene Encoding a Glycine/Tyrosine-Rich Keratin-Associated Protein of Hair

    February 1993 in “ Journal of Biological Chemistry ”
    A. Fratini, Barry C. Powell, G.E. Rogers
    Studysummary This research observed that sheep and rabbit KAP6 genes, expressed in hair follicle cells, have high sequence similarity and indicate conservation due to evolutionary selection pressures.
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