Jim Leebens - Mack from UGA noted that «The Amborella genome sequence facilitated reconstruction of the ancestral gene order in the «core eudicots,» a huge group that comprises about 75 percent of all angiosperms. (sciencedaily.com)
Transposons replicate and move around with a life of their own, disrupting or enhancing gene expression and facilitating reshufflings of gene order. (sciencedaily.com)
Denoeud et al. sequenced the Coffea canephora (coffee) genome and identified a conserved gene order (see the Perspective by Zamir). (science.sciencemag.org)