Analysis of two large functionally uncharacterized regions in the <it>Methanopyrus kandleri </it>AV19 genome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>For most sequenced prokaryotic genomes, about a third of the protein coding genes annotated are "orphan proteins", that is, they lack homology to known proteins. These hypothetical genes are typically short and randomly sca...

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Main Authors: Petersen Nanna, Pedersen Corinna, Lundegaard Christiane, Jørgensen Merete, Sicheritz-Pontén Thomas, Skovgaard Marie, Jensen Lars, Ussery David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/4/12