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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
In this course, we will follow the steps of a comparative genomics analysis of plant cell wall degrading enzymes (PCDs).