Inverse symmetry in complete genomes and whole-genome inverse duplication.

The cause of symmetry is usually subtle, and its study often leads to a deeper understanding of the bearer of the symmetry. To gain insight into the dynamics driving the growth and evolution of genomes, we conducted a comprehensive study of textual symmetries in 786 complete chromosomes. We focused...

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Main Authors: Sing-Guan Kong, Wen-Lang Fan, Hong-Da Chen, Zi-Ting Hsu, Nengji Zhou, Bo Zheng, Hoong-Chien Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2771390?pdf=render