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Using Phylogenetic Analysis to Investigate Eukaryotic Gene Origin
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August 14, 2018
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1Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Regional Plant Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement (CTGU)/Biotechnology Research Center,China Three Gorges University, 2The Institute of Bioinformatics, College of Life Sciences,Anhui Normal University, 3Department of Plant Biology,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4College of Resources & Environmental Sciences,Nanjing Agricultural University
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A method of constructing a phylogenetic tree based on sequence homology of SWEETs from eukaryotes and SemiSWEETs from prokaryotes is described. Phylogenetic analysis is a useful tool for explaining the evolutionary relatedness between homologous proteins or genes from different organism groups.
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Zhang, D., Kan, X., Huss, S. E., Jiang, L., Chen, L., Hu, Y. Using Phylogenetic Analysis to Investigate Eukaryotic Gene Origin. J. Vis. Exp. (138), e56684, doi:10.3791/56684 (2018).
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