The Genomics Era: From Reference Genomes to Pan-Genomic Approach, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 2112
Special Issue Editor
Interests: human genetics; complex diseases; statistical genetics; metagenomics; molecular genetics/biomarkers
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Dear Colleagues,
Following a very successful first edition, we are pleased to announce the launch of a second edition of the Special Issue on "The Genomics Era: From Reference Genomes to Pan-Genomic Graphs".
Since entering the "genomic era", up to now, the scientific community has relied on a single "reference" genome for each species, used as the basis for a wide range of genetic analyses. With the number of sequenced genomes steadily increasing, the concept of "reference" genomes has been reconsidered; presently, the idea of using a "pangenome" to describe the complete set of variations in a species appears promising.
This Special Issue of Biomolecules focuses on new insights that pangenomic analyses have brought into a wide range of topics, from microbiology and virology to human genetics, as well as the exploration of pangenomics’ potential in aiding human disease diagnostics.
Studies that investigate pan-genome profiles by defining core genomes up to the reconstruction of accessory genomes across multiple organisms are welcome, as well as those that impliment computational pangenomic approaches and novel statistical methods to highlight the presence of the signature of selection at the genome level. The topics of interest range include metagenomics, illustrating core or dispensable genes potentially related to microbial pathogenicity or niche adaptation; pan-transcriptomics used for a more compact representation of transcriptomes; and human genetics based on linking whole-genome variations to human diversity, diseases, and other related topics.
Both research (in particular) and review articles proposing novelties or overviews, respectively, are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Chiara Scapoli
Guest Editor
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Keywords
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pangenome
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genome evolution
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graph-based pangenome
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core and dispensable genomes
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human genomics
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metagenomics
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transcriptome
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structural variation
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