Fig. 6

Fig. 6 cNREs are closely associated with the 5′ and 3′ ends of SMyHC III genes in galliform birds.

Schematics showing representative genomic location of cNREs and repeat sequences (obtained by RepeatMask analysis) near the SMyHC III genes (indicated in brown) in three galliform species: Gallus gallus, Coturnix coturnix, and Numida meleagris. The regions shown are Gallus gallus GalGal5.0 Chromosome 19: 15,000–37,000, Coturnix coturnix U53861 complete sequence, and Numida meleagris NumMel1.0 Chromosome 18: 22500-44500. The results show that, for each of the three species, one copy of the cNRE (red) is flanking the SMyHC III gene at both its 5′ and 3′ end. Note that the cNREs are distinct from satellite (Sat), simple repeat (SRe), low complexity (Low), and transposon sequences.