The
increased availability of high-throughput multi-omics methods is
providing an extended resolution of different genetic and metabolic
processes occurring in various plant species. Given the contrasting
levels of detail in gene/protein functional annotations between model
and non-model plant species, comparative approaches based on sequence
similarity and homology are often applied. Comparative genomics
approaches across different species are also essential to understand the
evolution of specific traits.
Different
genomic resources, often linked to whole-genome sequencing initiatives,
include or are based on the prediction of homology links between genes,
either orthologs or paralogs and functional annotation based on Gene
Ontology or MapMan ontologies. This bundle presents the principles,
benefits and drawbacks of three different plant orthology detection
tools: Ensembl Plants, Plaza, Mercator, MapMan, and GoMapMan.
More information about the bundle is available here: PlantSciences-INCREASING - Plant Orthology Bundle
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