Unresolved orthology and peculiar coding sequence properties of lamprey genes: the <it>KCNA </it>gene family as test case

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In understanding the evolutionary process of vertebrates, cyclostomes (hagfishes and lamprey) occupy crucial positions. Resolving molecular phylogenetic relationships of cyclostome genes with gnathostomes (jawed vertebrates) genes is...

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Main Authors: Kuraku Shigehiro, Hildebrand Falk, Qiu Huan, Meyer Axel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/325