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Novel Sequence Discovery by Subtractive Genomics
Published on: January 25, 2019
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¿Por qué secuenciar el genoma de cada especie? Una perspectiva desde la biología evolutiva
1Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Resumen
Una revolución en la genómica comparativa está en marcha, con miles de genomas de animales, plantas y hongos de alta calidad secuenciados. Ampliar esto a más de 100.000 especies acelerará la investigación en muchos campos científicos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Genómica
- Biología Evolutiva
Sus antecedentes:
- El campo de la genómica comparativa está experimentando un rápido avance.
- En los últimos años se han secuenciado miles de genomas de alta calidad de animales, plantas y hongos.
- Existe un movimiento creciente hacia la secuenciación de todas las especies eucariotas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Explicar los impulsores detrás de la actual revolución genómica.
- Evaluar la viabilidad de iniciativas de secuenciación genómica a gran escala.
- Destacar los beneficios de una mayor diversidad genómica para la investigación aplicada y fundamental.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de los avances recientes en la secuenciación y el ensamblaje del genoma.
- Análisis de los hallazgos de diversos proyectos de genoma animal (marinos y terrestres).
- Exploración de patrones de mutación, dinámica de familias de genes y organización cromosómica.
Principales resultados:
- Los esfuerzos masivos de secuenciación son factibles y están en curso.
- Los datos genómicos aceleran la investigación en biomedicina, agricultura y biología evolutiva.
- El análisis de diversos genomas revela información sobre mutaciones, familias de genes y estructura del genoma.
Conclusiones:
- La secuenciación de más de 100.000 especies es crucial para llenar lagunas de conocimiento.
- Una mayor diversidad genómica impulsará descubrimientos futuros en biología evolutiva y otros campos.
- La continuación de la secuenciación genómica a gran escala es esencial para el progreso científico.
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