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On to….comparative genomics

 Now that you have seen what "genomics" is, you probably have a good idea of what "comparative genomics" means: the analysis of, and comparison between two or more genomes.

Sequencing or mapping the genome of a single species provides a single point in evolutionary time. To understand how genes and genomes have changed over time to create the many life forms on earth, genomes need to be compared to one another. This can allowUnravelling the evolutionary history of genomes

Uncovering the rules and mechanisms by which genomes have changed over time

Discerning how genetic changes have produced new and adapted life forms

Understanding how current life forms develop and function