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Genomics

the smallest set of genes found sufficient for a free-living cell to grow under favourable conditions.

In genomics, minimal genome refers to the smallest set of genes found sufficient for a free-living cell to grow under favourable conditions. This meaning comes from Hutchison (1999) in Science.[1]

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Hutchison, C. A., Peterson, S. N., Gill, S. R., Cline, R. T., White, O., Fraser, C. M., Smith, H. O., & Craig Venter, J. (1999). Global Transposon Mutagenesis and a Minimal Mycoplasma Genome. Science, 286(5447), 2165-2169. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.286.5447.2165

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