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Complex nests of transposable elements flank the gap at 20A, which lies within the centric heterochromatin; such nests of transposable elements are common in the proximal regions of the chromosome arms [ 9].
Animals treated with desipramine flank marked as much as vehicle-treated animals (p > 0.1), but flank marked more than animals treated with clomipramine (p < 0.05).
One of the families was eliminated because both L1 elements were full length, yet one of them had a 131-nucleotide insertion in its 5' UTR and the other did not, indicating that these L1s were not directly related [ 23 56 ] . Finally, for nine families, although alignment of 3'-transduced sequence with a family member was clearly delineated by the 3' TSD, we found sequence duplication in the 5' flank of the L1s.
Though the GOP and the administration are quite close on the numbers, those on Newt's right flank are likely to portray any agreement with the president as a capitulation born of weakness.
In 1791 the seat of government and the governor’s (or captain general’s) residence were transferred from the fort to the newly built, baroque Palacio de los Capitanes Generales (Palace of the Captain Generals) on the square’s western flank.