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Genome phylogeny based on gene content

B Snel1, P Bork, M A Huynen

  • 1European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.

Nature Genetics
|January 23, 1999
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Comparing whole genomes using gene content provides a more reliable species phylogeny than single genes. This whole-genome approach correlates with established phylogenetic methods, showing gene content is primarily driven by evolutionary relationships, not just horizontal gene transfer.

Area of Science:

  • Genomics
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Phylogenetic trees based on single genes often conflict due to factors like horizontal gene transfer and varying evolutionary rates.
  • Completely sequenced genomes enable the creation of more robust, whole-genome-based phylogenies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct a species phylogeny using gene content from 13 complete unicellular genomes.
  • To assess the relationship between gene content, evolutionary events, and phylogenetic relationships.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a distance-based phylogenetic analysis using shared gene content (number of common genes / total genes) between species.
  • Calculated similarity based on gene presence/absence across 13 fully sequenced genomes.

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Main Results:

  • The gene content phylogeny showed strong correlation with the established 16S rRNA-based prokaryotic phylogeny.
  • Gene content similarity was quantitatively determined by phylogenetic relationships, not solely by phenotype.
  • Horizontal gene transfer was found to play a limited role in shaping overall genome content for phylogenetic purposes.

Conclusions:

  • Whole-genome gene content analysis offers a robust alternative to single-gene phylogenies.
  • Phylogenetic relationships, rather than just gene acquisition, primarily dictate shared gene content.
  • This method provides insights into evolutionary events like gene gain and loss.