Showing posts with label african clawed frog genome xenopus tropicalis latin proein-coding genes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label african clawed frog genome xenopus tropicalis latin proein-coding genes. Show all posts

Thursday, 6 May 2010

western clawed frog genome sequenced

Xenopus tropicalis,as it is called in latin ,has had its genome sequenced.

The genome has over 20,000 protein-coding genes,1.7 billion bases in 10 chromosomes.
1/3 of genome are transposable elements.
An IGD isoype was found