Genomes i evolució: impacte en la biologia actual

Authors

  • Montserrat Aguadé i Porres
  • Jaume Bertranpetit i Busquets
  • Juli Peretó i Magraner

Abstract

Genomes and evolution: impact on current biology. The study of genomes is a central theme in 21st century biology. We now have the tools that enable us to advance rapidly to obtain and describe the sequences. However, a major challenge is to interpret the avalanche of genomic information. The understanding of genomes begins with a comparative reading: the differences between the genomes of different individuals in a population or in a species, and the differences between the genomes of different species, are the key to reconstruct the evolutionary process, to understand functional changes, and for the integration of genetic information into functional complex interaction networks. The genome thus includes much of the information of living beings, and it allows us to understand in detail both the evolution of species and the implications of the acquisition of new functions and the emergence of new adaptations, which, by natural selection, have taken place along the history, the diversification and the unfolding of the complexity of life.

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Published

2012-03-01