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Molecular evolution meets the genomics revolution.

Kenneth H Wolfe1, Wen-Hsiung Li

  • 1Department of Genetics, Smurfit Institute, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. khwolfe@tcd.ie

Nature Genetics
|March 1, 2003
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The genomics and information revolutions transformed molecular evolution research, providing vast data and analytical tools. This enables whole-genome evolutionary analysis and identification of atypical gene evolution.

Area of Science:

  • Genomics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Molecular Evolution

Background:

  • The past decade has seen transformative technological advancements impacting molecular evolution research.
  • Databases like GenBank have grown exponentially, and computational tools have become significantly faster and more powerful.

Observation:

  • GenBank's size and update frequency have dramatically increased.
  • Homology searches are now faster and yield more comprehensive results.

Findings:

  • The genomics revolution provides unprecedented volumes of raw data.
  • The information revolution offers advanced analytical capabilities for this data.
  • Researchers can now examine whole-genome evolution and identify atypical gene evolutionary patterns.

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Implications:

  • Molecular evolution studies can now infer genome-wide evolutionary patterns.
  • It is possible to identify specific gene sets exhibiting unusual evolutionary trajectories.
  • The field has shifted towards analyzing entire genomes rather than isolated sequences.