GC3 biology in corn, rice, sorghum and other grasses

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Authors

Tatiana V. Tatarinova · University of South Wales

Nickolai Alexandrov · Ceres Nanosciences

Kenneth A. Feldmann · University of Arizona

Abstract

Our findings suggest that high levels of GC3 typify a class of genes whose expression is regulated through DNA methylation or are a legacy of accelerated evolution through gene conversion. We discuss the three most probable explanations for GC3 bimodality: biased gene conversion, transcriptional and translational advantage and gene methylation.

Topics & Keywords

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Plant Molecular Biology Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Genomics

Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 308-308

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-308

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