minimal genomes in vivo and in silico
What is a name for the reduced complement of genetic material necessary for an organism to live? In what experimental contexts are experiments being carried out on minimal genomes?
Since genomes are very complex, one research strategy is to reduce the number of genes in a genome to the bare minimum and still have the organism in question survive. There is experimental work being done on minimal genomes for single cell organisms as well as minimal genomes for multi-cellular organisms (see Developmental biology). The work is both in vivo and in silico.
question: What is a name for the reduced complement of genetic material necessary for an organism to live?, answer: minimal genomes | question: In what experimental contexts are experiments being carried out on minimal genomes?, answer: in vivo and in silico