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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Main Authors: Keshavaiah Channa, Donoghue Mark TA, Swamidatta Sandesh H, Spillane Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/47