ABSTRACT
Phylogenomics is a field that uses phylogenetics and evolutionary theory to answer functional questions and determine relationships between organisms using genomic data (or subsets of genomic data). Maximum likelihood and Bayesian analysis are additional statistical methods that are critically important in phylogenomics. A good phylogenomicist should understand the molecular biology of genes and genomes; have a broad command of the many aspects of evolutionary theory; possess a working knowledge of existing databases, data acquisition, and how to manipulate data; and have knowledge about genes, genomes, species, evolution, and phylogeny that can be tested and explored.
