A large scale genome analysis of Lotus japonicus, MG-20

摘要

The progress in DNA sequencing technology has allowed us to perform systematic and comprehensive analysis of genetic information in a variety of organisms. The entire genomes of several higher eukaryotes including a flowering plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, have already been sequenced, and the complete lists of potential gene complements in its genome have been compiled by computer-assisted analysis (The Arabidopsis Genome Initiative 2000). Furthermore, information and material resources obtained during the course of genome sequencing can be utilized to study functional aspect of genes in the genome.