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Comparative genomics of nematodes.
Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 Oct 2005
Mitreva Makedonka, Blaxter Mark L, Bird David M, McCarter James P
Abstract excerpt
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,...
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