Evolutionary origins of Brassicaceae specific genes in <it>Arabidopsis thaliana</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>All sequenced genomes contain a proportion of lineage-specific genes, which exhibit no sequence similarity to any genes outside the lineage. Despite their prevalence, the origins and functions of most lineage-specific genes remain la...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-02-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/47 |