Figure 1.

Sequence-based synteny between Mt and Lj. Provisional assemblies for all eight of Mt's chromosomes are displayed along side regions of sequence homology in Lj. Mt chromosome assemblies were constructed from sequenced phase 2 and 3 BACs, with order inferred from a combination of genetic map anchors, finger print contigs, and overlapping BAC sequence data. For each BAC along the assembly, the top reciprocal BLAST hits to predicted Mt genes are shown as colored bars for each of the six Lj chromosomes. Broader bars indicate regions of predicted synteny, corresponding to four or more genes with conserved order and orientation in both genomes. The heights of broader bars also indicate the length along Mt chromosome assemblies where synteny is observed.