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closeDo genome rearrangement patterns differ between large/small chromosomes?
Posted by jeisen on 02 Apr 2010 at 18:51 GMT
Vaughn (aka Dr. Cooper)
I am wondering if you could provide any information about whether the genome rearrangement patterns vary between the large and small chromosomes. Specifically, do you know if the smaller elements show the symmetric inversions (relative to the origin/terminus) seen in the larger elements of many species?
RE: Do genome rearrangement patterns differ between large/small chromosomes?
vscooper replied to jeisen on 13 Apr 2010 at 17:58 GMT
It appears from our alignments of bacterial genomes with multiple chromosomes that both content and gene order are more variable on secondary chromosomes. However I don't know whether the symmetric inversions commonly seen on the larger chromosomes are specifically the cause of this.