Intron Size Correlates Positively With Recombination Rate in Caenorhabditis elegans | Zendy

Anuphap Prachumwat | Zendy; Laura DeVincentis | Zendy; Michael F Palopoli | Zendy

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Intron Size Correlates Positively With Recombination Rate in Caenorhabditis elegans

Author(s) -

Anuphap Prachumwat,

Laura DeVincentis,

Michael F Palopoli

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

genetics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.792

H-Index - 246

eISSN - 1943-2631

pISSN - 0016-6731

DOI - 10.1534/genetics.166.3.1585

Subject(s) - biology , caenorhabditis elegans , genetics , recombination , caenorhabditis , intron , recombination rate , gene

A negative correlation between intron size and recombination rate has been reported for the Drosophila melanogaster and human genomes. Population-genetic models suggest that this pattern could be caused by an interaction between recombination rate and the efficacy of natural selection. To test this idea, we examined variation in intron size and recombination rate across the genome of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Interestingly, we found that intron size correlated positively with recombination rate in this species.

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