Abstract
A consortium of laboratories undertook a pilot sequencing project to gain insight into the genome of Paramecium. Plasmid-end sequencing of DNA fragments from the somatic nucleus together with similarity searches identified 722 potential protein-coding genes. High gene density and uniform small intron size make random sequencing of somatic chromosomes a cost-effective strategy for gene discovery in this organism.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 306-308 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Trends in Genetics |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics