Building genomes to understand biology.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 33268788.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-19753-2 and PMC identifier 7710724.
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Abstract
Genetic manipulation is one of the central strategies that biologists use to investigate the molecular underpinnings of life and its diversity. Thus, advances in genetic manipulation usually lead to a deeper understanding of biological systems. During the last decade, the construction of chromosomes, known as synthetic genomics, has emerged as a novel approach to genetic manipulation. By facilitating complex modifications to chromosome content and structure, synthetic genomics opens new opportunities for studying biology through genetic manipulation. Here, we discuss different classes of genetic manipulation that are enabled by synthetic genomics, as well as biological problems they each can help solve.
Medical subject headings
- Chromosomes, Artificial
- DNA
- Genome
- Genomics
- Synthetic Biology