Arabidopsis thaliana genome sequencing

Arabidopsis Genome Initiative Completed sequence of thc Arabidopsis thaliana genome... 

Analysis of the genome sequence of the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature 2000 408[6814] 796—815. 

Rice is the most important staple food crop in the world and has also emerged as the model cereal species (it is the only terrestrial plant other than Arabidopsis thaliana to benefit from a completed genome sequence, and extensive EST resources are also available). Rice has a lower annual grain yield than maize (6600 kg ha-1) and the grain has a lower protein content (8%), but like maize it is easy to transform and manipulate in the laboratory, a range of useful expression cassettes have been devel-... 

This chapter anticipates the completion of Arabidopsis thaliana, Drosophila melanogaster, and Homo sapiens genome sequencing projects by reviewing current ideas of the evolution of sequence families. In parallel the related issue of domain homolog detection is discussed in light of continuing efforts to map the complete set of domain families. 

Plant genome projects, notably the rice genome project, have also attracted large companies, like Monsanto, Novartis, and DuPont. Arabidopsis thaliana, a brassicacean plant that has become a model in plant genetics, was the first flowering plant to have the genome sequence completed Arabidopsis Initiative 2000). 

Determination of the entire genome sequence of the fruit fly. Arabidopsis Genome Initiative. (2000) Analysis of the genome sequence of the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature 408, 796-815. 

Among plant genomes that of Arabidopsis thaliana has been studied most. The sequences of its five chromosomes have been determined and analyzed 371 375c... 

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