The international Zoonomia Project has analyzed the genomes of 240 mammalian species, revealing conserved regions that could be biologically essential and may influence diseases. It suggests 10% of the human genome is functional, extending beyond protein-coding areas. The research has uncovered gene
The Zoonomia Project has documented the genetic diversity in 240 mammalian species, covering over 80% of mammalian families. By sequencing and aligning the genomes, the team has identified conserved genomic regions across species, highlighting areas that may be biologically significant, but do not code for proteins. Their research suggests that at least 10% of the human genome is functional, a tenfold increase on the portion that codes for proteins.
The Zoonomia Project is an international effort in which researchers sequenced a range of mammal genomes and then aligned them – a massive computational task. Using the alignment, the researchers identified regions of the genomes, sometimes just single letters of, that are most conserved, or unchanged, across mammalian species and millions of years of evolution — regions that they hypothesized were biologically important.
In other papers in the package, the researchers pinpointed parts of the genome linked to a few exceptional traits in the mammalian world, such as extraordinary brain size, superior sense of smell, and the ability to hibernate during the winter. The authors use the genomes to confirm that estimate of effective population size and diversity can help predict risk in species that are hard to monitor and sample.
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