Comparative genomics of Lbx loci reveals conservation of identical Lbx ohnologs in bony vertebrates-1

Deduced from analysis of the human genome using NCBI map viewer Build 36.2 (September 2006). Genes are represented by boxes with gene names appearing above and gene subfamilies indicated by numbers inside. Letters on the far left indicate paralogon designation, while chromosomal locations are indicated on the far right. Numbers between genes are approximate intergenic distances in Kb. Background shading indicates paralogous genes. Blue and red dots indicate sites of inversions. Note that and genes appear only at the locus and and appear only at the locus. and genes are linked with and genes at more than one locus, suggesting that these genes were acquired by the cluster during or before the two rounds of vertebrate genome duplication. Also note that a and a gene are associated with on chromosome 4. A gene is located on the long arm of chromosome2, however at a distance to , suggesting that it is not an original component of the paralogon.Copyright information:Taken from "Comparative genomics of Lbx loci reveals conservation of identical Lbx ohnologs in bony vertebrates"http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/171BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008;8():171-171.Published online 9 Jun 2008PMCID:PMC2446394.