bioinformatics - comparison of sequence data, involving computer and statistical analysis
phylogenetics - the study of evolutionary history and relationships among different groups of organisms and makes use of information obtained from sequence data
phylogenetic tree - uses info from sequence data and fossil records
3 domains of life
bacteria, archea, eukaryotes
pharmacogenetics - study of inherited genetic differences in how people respond to drugs and medicines. people can get personalised medicine to select the most effective drugs and doses for people
what is needed to compare genomes from different species?