The evolution of isochore patterns in vertebrate genomes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Previous work from our laboratory showed that (i) vertebrate genomes are mosaics of isochores, typically megabase-size DNA segments that are fairly homogeneous in base composition; (ii) isochores belong to a small number of families...

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Main Authors: Cammarano Rosalia, Costantini Maria, Bernardi Giorgio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/146