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Aspergillus genomic diversity
Comparative genomics shows Aspergillus species share genome size but harbor large lineage-specific gene sets.
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Genome size?
29–36 Mb.
Source: Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus · DOI · quote verified
Gene count range?
9,113–13,553.
Source: Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus · DOI · quote verified
GC content?
48–53%.
Source: Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus · DOI · quote verified
Family-specific genes?
~20%.
Source: Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus · DOI · quote verified
Nigri-specific?
~1,800 genes average.
Source: Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus · DOI · quote verified
Shared homologs?
~80% have broader fungal homologs.
Source: Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus · DOI · quote verified
Repeats?
Often 2–3% of genome.
Source: Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus · DOI · quote verified
Why care?
Medical/industrial/food species diversity.
Source: Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus · DOI · quote verified
Limit?
Annotation differences across assemblies.
Source: Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus · DOI · quote verified
Takeaway?
Similar-sized fungal genomes can hide huge gene novelty.
Source: Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus · DOI · quote verified