Archaea comprise one of the three distinct domains of life (with bacteria and eukaryotes). With 16 complete archaeal genomes sequenced to date, comparative genomics has revealed a conserved core of 313 genes that are represented in all sequenced archaeal genomes, plus a variable 'shell' that is prone to lineage-specific gene loss and horizontal gene exchange. The majority of archaeal genes have not been experimentally characterized, but novel functional pathways have been predicted.
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Makarova, K. S., & Koonin, E. V. (2003). Comparative genomics of archaea: How much have we learned in six years, and what’s next? Genome Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2003-4-8-115
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