Sequence and analysis of chromosome 2 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
Nature
; 402(6763): 761-8, 1999 Dec 16.
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ABSTRACT
Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) is unique among plant model organisms in having a small genome (130-140 Mb), excellent physical and genetic maps, and little repetitive DNA. Here we report the sequence of chromosome 2 from the Columbia ecotype in two gap-free assemblies (contigs) of 3.6 and 16 megabases (Mb). The latter represents the longest published stretch of uninterrupted DNA sequence assembled from any organism to date. Chromosome 2 represents 15% of the genome and encodes 4,037 genes, 49% of which have no predicted function. Roughly 250 tandem gene duplications were found in addition to large-scale duplications of about 0.5 and 4.5 Mb between chromosomes 2 and 1 and between chromosomes 2 and 4, respectively. Sequencing of nearly 2 Mb within the genetically defined centromere revealed a low density of recognizable genes, and a high density and diverse range of vestigial and presumably inactive mobile elements. More unexpected is what appears to be a recent insertion of a continuous stretch of 75% of the mitochondrial genome into chromosome 2.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Mapeo Cromosómico
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Genes de Plantas
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Arabidopsis
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ADN de Plantas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nature
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos