Variome

The Variome is the whole set of genetic variations found in populations of species that have gone through a relatively short evolution change. For example, among humans, about 1 in every 1,200 nucleotide bases differ. However, as the human species diverged only 10,000 years ago, this variation rate is comparatively small. In practice, the variome can be the sum of the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the population. Variomics is the study of variome and a branch of bioinformatics.

Projects

There are a number of international project studying the human variome, including the International HapMap Project and the Human Variome Project (HVP). The HapMap Project aims to identify and catalog genetic similarities and differences among humans. The HVP aims to collect data on all human genetic variation.

See also

• Single nucleotide polymorphism
• DNA sequence
• International HapMap Project
• OMIM
• Omics

References

• Variome.net: Variome information portal site.
• Human Variome Project
• "Human Variome Project Set to Launch", May 12, 2006
• What is the Human Variome Project?
• Ring H, Kwok P, Cotton R (2006). "Human Variome Project: an international collaboration to catalogue human genetic variation.". Pharmacogenomics 7 (7): 969–72. doi:10.2217/14622416.7.7.969. PMID 17054407. 

External links

• Human Genome Variation Society
• Omics.org General Omics topics
• Variomics.net: The earliest variomics project site
• PersonalGenome.net: openfree Personal Genome project home page (Free Genome project)