Plant Genomes Can Be Larger Than The Human Genome
A small Portion of the Genome Comprises Genes
What are the advantages of obtaining a complete inventory of plant coding sequence?
Detailed questions that may be approached through a genomics approach include:
Arabidopsis contains 41 described gene families
The tomato and potato genomes are very similar
Tomato-pepper co-linearity is dispersed
1-2% of plant genomes are composed of R gene clusters
Sequencing the Maize (B73) Genome
Minimum Tile Path Pipeline Usage
“Methyl-filtering” Approach for Genome Sequencing
Maize Missouri 17 “chromosome 10” project update
Project goals for researchers and breeders
Even in expert hands, purity of chromosome prep is 85-90%
Alignment of Mo17 “gene space” with B73 allele ~97% identity
Early peek at Sorghum-rice comparison shows syntenic segments