Hypothetical indel mutations in the mtDNA
cytochrome b gene of the Moose
Moose+0
5'-ttc
ggt
tct
cta tta gga gtt tgc tta atc
tta
gaa
atc -3'
F
G S L L
G
V C L
I
L E I
Moose+1
5'-ttc ggt tct cta tta Tgg agt
ttg
ctt aat ctt aga aat c -3'
F
G S L
L
W S
L
L
N L *
g
Moose-1
5'-ttc ggt tct cta ttaVgag
ttt gct taa tct tag aaa tc -3'
F
G S L L
E F
A *
Moose+2
5'-ttc ggt tct cta tta TTg gag
ttt
gct taa tct tag aaa tc -3'
F
G S L
L
L E
F
A
*
gg
Moose-2
5'-ttc ggt tct cta ttaV
agt ttg ctt aat ctt aga aat c -3'
F
G S L
L
S L
L
N
L *
Moose+3
5'-ttc ggt tct cta tta tta gga
gtt
tgc tta atc tta gaa atc -3'
F
G S L L
L G V
C
L
I L E I
gga
Moose-3
5'-ttc ggt tct cta ttaVgtt
tgc tta atc tta gaa atc -3'
F
G S L L
V C L
I
L
E I
Line 1 shows the
standard
moose sequence, with 5th, 6th, & 7th triplets highlighted.
Lines 2 & 3 show
a single-nucleotide
insertion (T)
or deletion (g)
at the
sixth
triplet.
Lines 4 & 5 show
a double-nucleotide
insertion (TT)
or deletion (gg) at the
sixth
triplet.
Lines 6 & 7 show
a triplet insertion (TTA)
or deletion (gga)
of
the
sixth
triplet.
Only the sense DNA strand is shown. Amino acids are given in the single-letter code: the mtDNA code is slightly different from the "universal" code.