Analysis of singleton ORFans in fully sequenced microbial genomes

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 241-251

  Siew, Naomi ^a   Fischer, Daniel ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complete genomes; Evolution; Microbial diversity; ORFans; Singletons

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; EVOLUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; ORTHOLOGY; PARALOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLETON OPEN READING FRAME;

GENOME; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; OPEN READING FRAMES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

OTHER SEQUENCES;

EID: 0141815541     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.10423     Document Type: Article

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