Why sequence the genomes of other species?
I. Understand more about the organism
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COGs Phylogenetic classification of proteins encoded in complete genomes
II. Use the information to understand homologous genes in humans
Comparative Genomics of the Eukaryotes. Gerald M. Rubin, et al., Science 287:2204-2215 (2000).
Human Genome Project
All Genome Projects
Mouse/Human Homology Maps
III. Evolution of chromosomes and species
The Promise of Comparative Genomics in Mammals. Stephen J. O'Brien, et al., Science 286: 458-481 (1999).
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