Title: Phylogenomics: evolution and genomics intersection

Authors: Virendra S. Gomase, Somnath Tagore

Addresses: Department of Bioinformatics, Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil University, Plot No-50, Sector-15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, 400614, India. ' Department of Bioinformatics, Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil University, Plot No-50, Sector-15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, 400614, India

Abstract: Phylogenomics is the analysis of genomes of a group of closely related species. Almost all functional prediction methods rely on the identification, characterisation and quantification of sequence similarity between the gene of interest and genes for which functional information is available. This is the new evolved branch that is developed from the ongoing genome sequencing projects that have led to a phylogenetic approach based on genome-scale data. The use of large data sets in phylogenomic analysis results in a global increase in resolution owing to a decrease in sampling error.

Keywords: allelopathy; aptamers; Markov models; phylogenetics; phytotoxin; systematics; evolution; genomics; genome sequencing; bioinformatics.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBRA.2009.028682

International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications, 2009 Vol.5 No.5, pp.548 - 563

Received: 07 Nov 2008
Accepted: 13 Jan 2009
Published online: 22 Sep 2009 *

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