The Tree of Life is being redefined with Genomics
Medicinal Genomics
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
The first whole genome shotgun assemblies of microorganisms were published in 1995. Since then over 313,000 genomes have been sequenced to varying degrees. DNA sequencing has become the new framework upon which the Tree of Life is now built and referenced. . Traditional taxonomy relied on phenotypic features, interbreeding characteristics and metabolic tests.
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