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Importantly, the pgk promoter of this cassette is flanked by loxP elements so that the promoter can easily be removed using Cre recombinase.
CFEOM1 is an autosomal dominant disorder that has been linked to the pericentromere of chromosome 12, flanked by marker D12S1584 on the p arm and D12S1668 on the q arm [ 1, 2].
The AR gene contains a polymorphic CAG repeat, which is flanked by Hpa II sites.
A second inner pylon shows Ptolemy XIII paying homage to Isis who is flanked by her husband Osiris and Horus.
(This number is slightly less than the number of retained fragments (153) because, whereas most of the retained fragments were flanked by lost regions, a few directly bordered other retained fragments.)