Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Biodiversity, genomes, and DNA sequence databases

D D Leipe1

  • 1National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20984, USA. leipe@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
|December 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Stomatogenesis in the ditransversal ciliate Homalozoon vermiculare (Ciliophora, Rhabdophora).

European journal of protistology·2012
Same author

Phylogenetic analysis.

Methods of biochemical analysis·2001
Same author

The bacterial replicative helicase DnaB evolved from a RecA duplication.

Genome research·2000
Same author

Database resources of the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

Nucleic acids research·2000
Same author

Database resources of the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

Nucleic acids research·1999
Same author

Did DNA replication evolve twice independently?

Nucleic acids research·1999
Same journal

Temporal trajectories underlying adult neuronal diversity.

Current opinion in genetics & development·2026
Same journal

Transcription regulation of cell fate plasticity - from embryonic development to tissue regeneration.

Current opinion in genetics & development·2026
Same journal

Shared molecular and cellular programs during regeneration of glandular epithelia.

Current opinion in genetics & development·2026
Same journal

Lineage tracing in human cortical development.

Current opinion in genetics & development·2026
Same journal

Cis-regulatory strategies in developmental patterning.

Current opinion in genetics & development·2026
Same journal

GABAergic neuron fate specification and lineage allocation: from development to disorder.

Current opinion in genetics & development·2026
See all related articles

Molecular biodiversity coverage is expanding rapidly, with significant increases in sequenced species and completed prokaryotic genomes. Future projects will broaden genomic scrutiny across diverse eukaryotic life forms.

Area of Science:

  • Genomics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biodiversity Research

Background:

  • Morphological descriptions cover ~1.4 million species, but molecular data remains limited.
  • Less than 2% of known species have undergone molecular scrutiny.
  • Eukaryotic genome projects have historically focused on a narrow range of model organisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the recent expansion of molecular biodiversity data.
  • To indicate the future direction of large-scale sequencing projects.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of trends in sequence databases.
  • Tracking the completion of genome sequencing projects.

Main Results:

  • An 80% increase in species represented in sequence databases within the past year.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Completion of genome sequencing for three prokaryotic organisms.
  • Initiation of large-scale sequencing for diverse eukaryotes.

    • Conclusions:

    • Molecular biodiversity is rapidly improving, moving beyond model organisms.
    • Future genomic projects will encompass a wider array of eukaryotic life.
    • This expansion is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of global biodiversity.