Application of Comparative Genomics in Mammalian Evolution Research

Abstract: Mammalian genome has obvious diversities in structure and function after long time of evolution， which also forms the foundation of evolution. As the number of completed mammalian genome sequences increases， there is an increasing emphasis on comparative genomic analysis of closely related organisms in mammalian evolution. Mammalian evolution will be intensively cognized in genome level by comparative genomics， in order to discover the origin of life and also provide the proof for evolution. This article summarizes the methods of comparative genomics， then discusses its application in mammalian evolution， and also expresses the prospect on mammalian comparative genomics.

CSTR: 32200.14.cjcb.2006.01.0011