Number of elements ≥200bp that are identical in human, rat and mouse genomes
| Value | 481 unitless |
|---|---|
| Organism | Mammals |
| Reference | Elgar G, Vavouri T. Tuning in to the signals: noncoding sequence conservation in vertebrate genomes. Trends Genet. 2008 Jul24(7):344-52 p.347 left column bottom paragraph and p.348 table 2PubMed ID18514361 |
| Primary Source | Bejerano G, Pheasant M, Makunin I, Stephen S, Kent WJ, Mattick JS, Haussler D. Ultraconserved elements in the human genome. Science. 2004 May 28 304(5675):1321-5PubMed ID15131266 |
| Comments | These elements represent both coding and noncoding sequences and as such seem to be made up of a functionally heterogeneous set of elements. Comparison is exclusive of rRNA genes. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 105771 |