R rocky90 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined May 17, 2011 Messages 323 Reaction score 1 Aug 10, 2011 #1 Can anybody please clarify the difference between paralogous vs orthologous genes. I am having a hard time differentiating and understanding them Members don't see this ad.
Can anybody please clarify the difference between paralogous vs orthologous genes. I am having a hard time differentiating and understanding them Members don't see this ad.
nboogie Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 4, 2011 Messages 146 Reaction score 2 Aug 11, 2011 #2 Hi I personally didn't come across these terms while I was studying or on my test but wiki has a pretty good explanation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homology_%28biology%29#Orthology Hope this helps. Last edited: Aug 11, 2011 Upvote 0 Downvote
Hi I personally didn't come across these terms while I was studying or on my test but wiki has a pretty good explanation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homology_%28biology%29#Orthology Hope this helps.
M mh0000 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jul 1, 2011 Messages 181 Reaction score 0 Aug 11, 2011 #3 Orthologs = gene homologies found between other species. I just remember "O" for "Other species" Paralogs = gene homologies found within the same species. These can arise via duplications or transposons. Upvote 0 Downvote
Orthologs = gene homologies found between other species. I just remember "O" for "Other species" Paralogs = gene homologies found within the same species. These can arise via duplications or transposons.