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SIX-WAY VENN DIAGRAM SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SHARED GENE FAMILIES (SEQUENCE CLUSTERS) AMONG M. ACUMINATA, P. DACTYLIFERA, ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA, ORYZA SATIVA, SORGHUM BICOLOR AND BRACHYPODIUM DISTACHYON GENOMES

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Interestingly, many specific clusters (809 in our setting) proved specific to Poaceae, suggesting a high level of gene divergence and diversification within the grass lineage. Specific Musa clusters (759) were enriched in genes encoding transcription factors (for example, Myb and AP2/ERF families), defence-related proteins, enzymes of cell-wall biosynthesis and enzymes of secondary metabolism.