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Evolutionary analysis by whole-genome comparisons.

Arvind K Bansal1, Terrance E Meyer

  • 1Department of Computer Science, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA.

Journal of Bacteriology
|March 27, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Comparing 37 genomes reveals genome size impacts ortholog distribution. Smaller genomes share more genes, suggesting essentiality, and require size correction for accurate evolutionary relationships.

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Area of Science:

  • Comparative genomics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Evolutionary biology

Background:

  • Understanding gene content and evolutionary relationships across diverse species is crucial.
  • Previous studies often overlooked the influence of genome size on gene distribution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare orthologous gene content and identity across 37 bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic genomes.
  • To establish methods for accurately relating species based on gene content, accounting for genome size.

Main Methods:

  • Calculated the percentage of orthologous genes shared between each species and the other 36 genomes.
  • Determined the mean sequence identity of orthologs for each genome pair.
  • Corrected gene content comparisons for genome size.

Main Results:

  • Larger genomes contain more absolute orthologs; smaller genomes share a higher percentage of their orthologs.
  • Eukaryotes show fewer bacterial orthologs after size correction, supporting their distinct domain.
  • Archaebacteria show specific relatedness among themselves and are not significantly different from bacteria overall.
  • Mean ortholog identity is a reliable measure, reducing errors from misidentification and misalignments.
  • A 37% mean identity threshold limits evolutionary tree construction to lower taxa.

Conclusions:

  • Genome size is a critical factor to consider when comparing gene content for evolutionary analysis.
  • Mean ortholog identity provides robust evolutionary insights, especially for closely related species.
  • Specific relatedness was identified within groups of bacteria and archaea based on gene content and ortholog identity.

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