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SUBMITTER: Emrich SJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1774996 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Emrich Scott J SJ Li Li L Wen Tsui-Jung TJ Yandeau-Nelson Marna D MD Fu Yan Y Guo Ling L Chou Hui-Hsien HH Aluru Srinivas S Ashlock Daniel A DA Schnable Patrick S PS
Genetics 20061116 1
As an ancient segmental tetraploid, the maize (Zea mays L.) genome contains large numbers of paralogs that are expected to have diverged by a minimum of 10% over time. Nearly identical paralogs (NIPs) are defined as paralogous genes that exhibit > or = 98% identity. Sequence analyses of the "gene space" of the maize inbred line B73 genome, coupled with wet lab validation, have revealed that, conservatively, at least approximately 1% of maize genes have a NIP, a rate substantially higher than tha ...[more]