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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2

Known as: 2 chromosome, 2 chromosomes, Chromosome 2 
The designation for each member of the second largest human autosomal chromosome pair. Chromosome 2 spans more than 237 million base pairs and… (More)
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Genome analysis of the smallest free-living eukaryote Ostreococcus tauri unveils many unique features.
The green lineage is reportedly 1,500 million years old, evolving shortly after the endosymbiosis event that gave rise to early… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Evidence for a susceptibility gene for autism on chromosome 2 and for genetic heterogeneity.
Although there is considerable evidence for a strong genetic component to idiopathic autism, several genomewide screens for… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Comparing sequenced segments of the tomato and Arabidopsis genomes: large-scale duplication followed by selective gene loss creates a network of synteny.
A 105-kilobase bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clone from the ovate-containing region of tomato chromosome 2 was sequenced… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Sequence and analysis of chromosome 2 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) is unique among plant model organisms in having a small genome (130-140 Mb), excellent… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Chromosome 2 sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
Chromosome 2 of Plasmodium falciparum was sequenced; this sequence contains 947,103 base pairs and encodes 210 predicted genes… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A deletion in the bovine myostatin gene causes the double–muscled phenotype in cattle
An exceptional muscle development commonly referred to as ‘double-muscled’ (Fig. 1) has been seen in several cattle breeds and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
A genome–wide search for human non–insulin–dependent (type 2) diabetes genes reveals a major susceptibility locus on chromosome 2
Non–insulin–dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is a common disorder of middle–aged individuals characterized by high… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Clues to the pathogenesis of familial colorectal cancer.
A predisposition to colorectal cancer is shown to be linked to markers on chromosome 2 in some families. Molecular features of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Rearrangement of the PAX3 paired box gene in the paediatric solid tumour alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
We have determined that PAX3 (found previously to be mutated in Waardenburg syndrome) is the chromosome 2 locus rearranged by the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Origin of human chromosome 2: an ancestral telomere-telomere fusion.
We have identified two allelic genomic cosmids from human chromosome 2, c8.1 and c29B, each containing two inverted arrays of the… (More)
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