Segmenting the Human Genome into Isochores

The human genome is a mosaic of isochores, which are long (>200 kb) DNA sequences that are fairly homogeneous in base composition and can be assigned to five families comprising 33%–59% of GC composition. Although the compartmentalized organization of the mammalian genome has been investigated fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cozzi, Paolo, Milanesi, Luciano, Bernardi, Giorgio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Libertas Academica 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4662427/