Homo Sapiens genome sequencing

This chapter anticipates the completion of Arabidopsis thaliana, Drosophila melanogaster, and Homo sapiens genome sequencing projects by reviewing current ideas of the evolution of sequence families. In parallel the related issue of domain homolog detection is discussed in light of continuing efforts to map the complete set of domain families. 

In 2001, scientists completed the sequencing of the human genome. They found that the genome of Homo sapiens consists of 24 distinct chromosomes (22 autosomal and the sex-determining X and Y chromosomes). There are approximately 3 billion... 

Fig. 5. Phylogenetic analysis of NRF family amino acid sequences. The amino acid sequences of known or predicted members of the NRF family in zebrafish and pufferfish were obtained from the GenBank or genome databases and aligned with the human NRF family sequences. The tree was inferred using maximum parsimony within PAUP 4b 10. The results illustrate the conservation of NRF proteins in mammals and fish as well as the additional diversity in NRF3 forms present in pufferfish. Danio rerio (Dr), Takifugu (Fugu) rubripes (Fr), Homo sapiens (Hs).

Fig. 8.1 The contribution of coding (ORF) (gray) and noncoding (white) sequences in genomes of Homo sapiens (Hs), Drosophila melanogaster (Dm), Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Sc) and Escherichia coli (Ec).

Genome synthesis of a vims, PN-X174 2000 > Genome sequencing of humans, Homo sapiens... 

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