Figure 1

Primer sets used in this study. The order of the Abpa/Abpbg paralogues in the mouse genome is shown at the top and the expected size of the PCR product obtained with each primer set is shown to the right of the reverse primer in that set. The 5-to-3 orientations of the genes are shown by the direction of the arrowheads. Abpa-like genes are shown in blue and Abpbg-like genes in red. Filled arrowheads represent predicted functional genes whereas open arrowheads denote predicted pseudogenes. Gaps (>5 kb) in the genomic assembly of each species are shown as black boxes.