Extensive conserved synteny of genes between the karyotypes of Manduca sexta and Bombyx mori revealed by BAC-FISH mapping.

BACKGROUND: Genome sequencing projects have been completed for several species representing four highly diverged holometabolous insect orders, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera. The striking evolutionary diversity of insects argues a need for efficient methods to apply genome informa...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Yuji Yasukochi, Makiko Tanaka-Okuyama, Fukashi Shibata, Atsuo Yoshido, Frantisek Marec, Chengcang Wu, Hongbin Zhang, Marian R Goldsmith, Ken Sahara
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2759293?pdf=render