Chroniques génomiques - Synthétique, vous avez dit « Synthétique » ?
Résumé
The synthesis of a minimal bacterial genome comprising only 473 genes is an impressive achievement, yet it is only a step towards a really synthetic genome based on first principles: this set of genes was derived from a larger genome by successive elimination of non-essential genes, and 149 of the final 473 genes have no specific (known) biological function. It is nevertheless an important stepping stone towards fully designed minimal genomes.
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Jordan, Bertrand ; Chroniques génomiques - Synthétique, vous avez dit « Synthétique » ?, Med Sci (Paris), , Vol. 32, N° 6-7 ; p. 651-653 ; DOI : 10.1051/medsci/20163206032