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What are genomic signatures?


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Genomic signatures:

  1. The genomic signature refers to a genome's or sequence's characteristic frequency of oligonucleotides.
  2. It has been discovered that phylogenetically related genomes have comparable genomic signatures.
  3. Genomic signatures can be used for a variety of reasons and can be applied at various resolutions.
  4. Signatures can be divided into three categories: organism signatures, mechanism signatures, and method signatures.

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