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conserved sequence
(redirected from Sequence conservation)

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conserved sequence [kən′sərvd ′sē·kwəns]
(evolution)
A sequence of nucleotides in genetic material or of amino acids in a polypeptide chain that has changed only slightly or not at all during an evolutionary period of time.


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Given the high level of sequence conservation (7), mutations can be informative.
Sequence conservation of microsatellites between Bos taurus (cattle), Capra hircus (goat) and related species--examples of use in parentage testing and phylogeny analysis.
Correlation between Shine-Dalgamo sequence conservation and codon usage of bacterial genes.
 
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