2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Building Comparative Genome Database for Invertebrate Species
Project/Area Number |
26440193
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Evolutionary biology
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Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
Principal Investigator |
Endo Toshinori 北海道大学, 情報科学研究科, 教授 (00323692)
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Keywords | 比較ゲノム解析 / ゲノムスペクトル |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Gene spectra for 314 animals species across ten phyla was investigated and organized based on the levels of taxonomic classifications; phylum, class, order, family, and genus. The number of genes in common across all investigated phyla was 1,908, most of which were covering fundamental core genes necessary to maintain life activities. A total of 1,299 lineage specific genes were also determined, where the majority were mitochondrial genes, suggesting animal specific mechanism requiring those genes. Interestingly, there were genes absent only in vertebrates. Those findings would provide key information to understand the process of evolution.
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Free Research Field |
情報生物学・分子進化
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