Caribou 5'-ttt ggc tct cta cta gga atc tgc tta att cta caa atc ctt acc-3'
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Moose   5'-ttc ggt tct cta tta gga gtt tgc tta atc tta caa atc ctt aca-3'
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DNA sequence variation in a short region of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Variable DNA bases are indicated in red. Capital letters indicate protein sequence predicted from each sequence: blue and purple letters indicate protein differences in mule deer and moose with respect to caribou.