ARID gene family

naming genes

1. Gene names should reflect evolution

2. Gene names should be descriptive, memorable

3. Oldest (ancestral) features should be given priority in naming

4. How to name genes restricted to just one branch (e.g. plant ARID containing genes)?

Resolving the mammalian radiation using rare genomic events. The danger is homoplasy.

How rare is the event? How persistent is the event? Is reversion possible, or likely?

Genbank sequences are poorly curated.