A sequence-based classifier distinguishes phenotype-associated genes from other gene models in plants.

Abstract excerpt

Only a small fraction of annotated plant genes possess experimentally validated associations with specific phenotypes. Phenotype-associated genes have distinct structural, molecular, and evolutionary characteristics compared with nonvalidated gene models. Here, we develop a simple classifier that uses sequence and evolutionary features, which can be generated for any species with an annotated reference genome...

Topics

• Phenotype
• Oryza
• Zea mays
• Arabidopsis
• Genes, Plant
• Models, Genetic
• Genome, Plant