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Which genomes to sequence?

Some relevant questions are:

 

  • What new information would be gained?
  • Is the sequence of a related species already available? Is it worth sequencing the entire genome again, or is it OK to target certain regions to compare the differences?
  • What are the biological questions? Is the whole genome sequence really needed, or could partial sequencing answer these questions just as well?
  • Who will fund the project? Will the data be publicly available?