"Synteny" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The presence of two or more genetic loci on the same chromosome. Extensions of this original definition refer to the similarity in content and organization between chromosomes, of different species for example.
| Descriptor ID |
D026801
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.111.810.550.830 G05.810.550.830
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| Concept/Terms |
Synteny- Synteny
- Syntenies
- Syntenic Homology
- Homologies, Syntenic
- Homology, Syntenic
- Syntenic Homologies
Conserved Synteny- Conserved Synteny
- Conserved Syntenies
- Syntenies, Conserved
- Synteny, Conserved
- Syntenic Conservation
- Conservation, Syntenic
- Conservations, Syntenic
- Syntenic Conservations
Colinearity, Chromosomal- Colinearity, Chromosomal
- Chromosomal Colinearities
- Colinearities, Chromosomal
- Chromosomal Colinearity
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| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Synteny" by people in Profiles.
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Repeat-Driven Generation of Antigenic Diversity in a Major Human Pathogen,?Trypanosoma cruzi. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021; 11:614665.
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Whole genome sequence of Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum, strain Mexico A, suggests recombination between yaws and syphilis strains. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012; 6(9):e1832.
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Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species. Nature. 2012 Jul 05; 487(7405):94-8.
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Whole genome sequences of three Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue strains: yaws and syphilis treponemes differ in less than 0.2% of the genome sequence. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012 Jan; 6(1):e1471.
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The genome sequence of taurine cattle: a window to ruminant biology and evolution. Science. 2009 Apr 24; 324(5926):522-8.
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Chromosomally unstable mouse tumours have genomic alterations similar to diverse human cancers. Nature. 2007 Jun 21; 447(7147):966-71.
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The DNA sequence, annotation and analysis of human chromosome 3. Nature. 2006 Apr 27; 440(7088):1194-8.
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The finished DNA sequence of human chromosome 12. Nature. 2006 03 16; 440(7082):346-51.
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A high-resolution comparative RH map of the telomeric end of bovine chromosome 2 with human chromosomes 1 and 2. Cytogenet Genome Res. 2003; 103(1-2):89-93.
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A comparative map of interstitial bovine chromosome 5 with human chromosomes 12 and 22. Cytogenet Genome Res. 2003; 101(2):147-54.