The Model Organism Database groups are committed to providing links between
their databases, hence the addition of a 'Closest relative' table to FlyBase
Gene and Annotation reports.
The data currently available from 'Closest relative' links comes from Inparanoid (Version
4.0). Inparanoid detects best-best hits between sequences from two
different species. See Inparanoid FAQ for further
explanation. We intend to update these tables in line with Inparanoid
updates.
For an example, see the synopsis report for eag:FBgn0000535
and follow the 'Closest relative' link to the Inparanoid Orthologs
.