Close 3D proximity of evolutionary breakpoints argues for the notion of spatial synteny

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Folding and intermingling of chromosomes has the potential of bringing close to each other loci that are very distant genomically or even on different chromosomes. On the other hand, genomic rearrangements also play a major role in t...

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Main Authors: Véron Amélie S, Lemaitre Claire, Gautier Christian, Lacroix Vincent, Sagot Marie-France
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/303