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| at least 80% of 523 analyzed genes belong to synteny groups, |
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| estimated number of synteny groups 300-400 (vs. about 200 |
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| each of the 25 zebrafish chromosomes contains bits from at |
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| least 2-6 human chromosomes
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| can be used to improve homology predictions and refine gene |
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