Fig. 1. Comparison of the deduced partial amino acid sequence of herring MyoD with comparable sequences for zebrafish (Weinberg et al., 1996), trout TMyoD2 (Rescan and Gauvry, 1996), trout TMyoD (Rescan et al., 1994) and carp (Kobiyama et al., 1998). Dashes represent amino acid residues identical to those of herring; dots represent gaps. The boxed area indicates the basic helix–loop–helix domain.