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- Title
OPINION: The evolution of isochores.
- Authors
Eyre-Walker, Adam; Hurst, Laurence D.
- Abstract
One of the most striking features of mammalian chromosomes is the variation in G+C content that occurs over scales of hundreds of kilobases to megabases, the so-called 'isochore' structure of the human genome. This variation in base composition affects both coding and non-coding sequences and seems to reflect a fundamental level of genome organization. However, although we have known about isochores for over 25 years, we still have a poor understanding of why they exist. In this article, we review the current evidence for the three main hypotheses.
- Publication
Nature Reviews Genetics, 2001, Vol 2, Issue 7, p549
- ISSN
1471-0056
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/35080577