Mitreva, Makedonka and Blaxter, Mark and Bird, David M. and McCarter, James P. (2005) Comparative genomics of nematodes. Trends in Genetics, 22 (10). pp. 573-581.
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Abstract
Recent transcriptome and genome projects have dramatically expanded the biological data available across the phylum Nematoda. Here we summarize analyses of these sequences, which have revealed multiple unexpected results. Despite a uniform body plan, nematodes are more diverse at the molecular level than was previously recognized, with many species- and group-specific novel genes. In the genus Caenorhabditis, changes in chromosome arrangement, particularly local i nversi ons, are also rapid, with breakpoints occurring at 50-fold the rate in vertebrates. Tylenchid
plant parasitic nematode genomes contain several genes closely related to genes in bacteria, implicating horizontal gene transfer events in the origins of plant parasitism. Functional genomics techniques are also moving from Caenorhabditis elegans to application throughout the phylum. Soon, eight more draft nematode genome sequences will be available. This unique
resource will underpin both molecular understanding of these most abundant metazoan organisms and aid in the examination of the dynamics of genome evolution in animals.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Medical and Health Sciences > Other medical sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Marija Kalejska |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Dec 2012 11:47 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2014 13:45 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/2881 |
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