What is this?
This page describes the 6-Part standards of the EBP, each of which are written and backed by a committee of partners interested in or are experts in the topic/field.
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Analysis of genomic data both comparative genomics and lineage specific analyses: BGA Sessions On EBP Analysis Standards
Specific Taxonomic Challenges and Scientific Questions
Each taxonomic group in the great web of life has it’s own secrets and challenges. Here is a list of some of questions being asked as well as some of the groups actively researching them.
Plants and Algae
Questions
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Patterns of ancient whole-genome duplication
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Patterns of fractionation following whole-genome duplication
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Gene family expansion/contraction/gain/loss
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Repeat characterization and evolution
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Patterns of reticulation
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Syntenic relationships among species
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Conservation and population genetics
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Genome evolution – particularly for very large and very small genomes
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Adaptation and genotype-phenotype relationships
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Signatures of domestication
Resources
Vertebrates
Questions
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Conservation and population genetics
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Genome evolution
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Adaptation/Convergent evolution
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Annotation of the human genome