Comparative genomics of Arabidopsis and maize: prospects and limitations.

ABSTRACT: The completed Arabidopsis genome seems to be of limited value as a model for maize genomics. In addition to the expansion of repetitive sequences in maize and the lack of genomic micro-colinearity, maize-specific or highly-diverged proteins contribute to a predicted maize proteome of about 50,000 proteins, twice the size of that of Arabidopsis.

SUBMITTER: Brendel V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC139024 | biostudies-literature | 2002

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature