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Finding "corresponding" genes

How to identify “corresponding” genes across species


Genes in two species that originated from the same ancestral gene in the last common ancestor of the species are good candidates for being 'corresponding' genes (orthologs)

Orthologs are genes in two species that are mutually most similar to each other

Analysis

Task 1: Exploration