An analysis on gene architecture in human and mouse genomes

In Silico Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 347-365

  Sakharkar, Meena Kishore ^a   Perumal, Bagavathi S ^a   Sakharkar, Kishore R ^b   Kangueane, Pandjassarame ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Architectural constraints; Chromosome; Comparative genomics; Content; Correlation; Distribution; Exon; Gene density; Genome architecture; Genome design; Genome size; Human; Intron; Length; Mouse; Profiles; Shape

Indexed keywords

SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EXON; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA, INTERGENIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; INTRONS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 27744532419     PISSN: 13866338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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