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Optimization and Comparative Analysis of Plant Organellar DNA Enrichment Methods Suitable for Next-generation Sequencing
Published on: July 28, 2017
Organelle genomes as universal standard for phylogenetics: a sociotechnical perspective
Seunghyun Lee1, Douglas Chesters2, Alfried P Vogler3
1Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK; Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Ascot, UK; Research Institute of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Assembling a densely sampled tree-of-life from genomic data requires the integration of disparate studies in phylogenetics, genomics, and ecology. Currently, we lack agreement on a standard genetic marker acting as a universal ortholog across all taxa and hierarchical levels. The universality and structural simplicity of organellar genomes, and the relative ease of their acquisition and phylogenetic analysis compared to whole-genome sequences, suggest they should play a greater role as a universal data standard. Standardization requires wide community acceptance, exemplified by the sociotechnical factors leading to its general adoption. Similar processes could promote organellar genomes as the next-generation standard in phylogenetics, with just minor adjustments to data generation and accessibility, to act as the anchoring framework for the current hugely diverse genomic data structure.
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