Diagrammatic view of the similarity of <i>Onchocerca</i> sigma-class GST gene models for <i>O. volvulus</i> GSTs 1a and 1b and the homologous <i>O. ochengi</i> sigma-class GST t09064.

Abstract

<p>Gene models were aligned over the full-length sequence (total distance, 3,870 bp). Numbers associated with gene model exons (<i>I–VII shaded blocks</i>) and introns (<i>1–8 non-shaded blocks</i>) display the number of base-pairs within those sections over which the alignment is spaced. The three major differences between the genes (all insertions in <i>O. volvulus GST1a</i> intron 3) are highlighted in the diagram.</p