Genes, pseudogenes, and Alu sequence organization across human chromosomes 21 and 22
Genes, pseudogenes, and Alu sequence organization across human chromosomes 21 and 22
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.052692099
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发表时间:
2002-03-05
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Karlin, S
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作者:
Chen, CF;Gentles, AJ;Karlin, S
Human chromosomes 21 and 22 (mainly the cl-arms) were the first complete parts of the human genome released. Our analysis of genes, pseudogenes (psig), and Alu repeats across these chromosomes include the following findings: The number of gene structures containing untranslated exons exceeds 25%; the terminal exon tends to be the largest among exons, whereas, the initial intron tends to be the largest among introns; single-exon gene length is approximately the mean gene exon number times the mean internal exon length; processed psig lengths are on average approximately the same as single-exon gene length; and the G+C content and length of genes are uncorrelated. The counts and distribution of genes, psig, and Alu sequences and G+C variation are evaluated with respect to clusters and overdispersions. Other assessments concern comparisons of intergenic lengths, properties of psig sequences, and correlations between Alu and psig sequences.