在生物学的研究中,有一个常用的方法,就是通过比较分析获取有用的信息和知识。达尔文正 是研究比较了 gal pagos finches同其它一些物种的形态学特征,从而提出了自然选择学说 今天,我们对基因和蛋白质序列进行比较,从本质上来讲是同达尔文一样,进行同样的分 析,只不过更加精细,更加详尽。在这个意义上,我们从核酸以及氨基酸的层次去分析序列 的相同点和不同点,以期能够推测它们的结构、功能以及进化上的联系。最常用的比较方法 是序列比对,它为两个或更多个序列的残基之间的相互关系提供了一个非常明确的图谱

随着硏究者可用的序列与结枃信息的爆炸式增长,生物信息学领域,或更精确地说是计算生 物学领域,在基础生物医疗问题的研究中起着越来越大的作用。计算生物学家面临的挑战, 尤其是由人类基因组计划以及其它测序工作生成的大量数据带来的挑战,将对发现基因和设 计分子模型、定点突变,以及其它有可能发现基因与蛋白质的结构与功能的未知关系的实验 有所帮助

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