The value of new genome references.

TitleThe value of new genome references.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsWorley, KC, Richards, S, Rogers, J
JournalExp Cell Res
Volume358
Issue2
Pagination433-438
Date Published2017 Sep 15
ISSN1090-2422
KeywordsAnimals, Base Sequence, Chromosome Mapping, Computational Biology, Genome, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Humans, Sequence Analysis, DNA
Abstract

Genomic information has become a ubiquitous and almost essential aspect of biological research. Over the last 10-15 years, the cost of generating sequence data from DNA or RNA samples has dramatically declined and our ability to interpret those data increased just as remarkably. Although it is still possible for biologists to conduct interesting and valuable research on species for which genomic data are not available, the impact of having access to a high quality whole genome reference assembly for a given species is nothing short of transformational. Research on a species for which we have no DNA or RNA sequence data is restricted in fundamental ways. In contrast, even access to an initial draft quality genome (see below for definitions) opens a wide range of opportunities that are simply not available without that reference genome assembly. Although a complete discussion of the impact of genome sequencing and assembly is beyond the scope of this short paper, the goal of this review is to summarize the most common and highest impact contributions that whole genome sequencing and assembly has had on comparative and evolutionary biology.

DOI10.1016/j.yexcr.2016.12.014
Alternate JournalExp Cell Res
PubMed ID28017728
PubMed Central IDPMC5481500
Grant ListU54 HG003273 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States

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