Development of a Database on Mitochondrial Gene Order, Rearrangement Events and Their Evolutionary Implications

Abstract

Databases hold vast importance in the field Research and Development. This statement implies that databases are important for the retrieval of data. Any kind of data that the scientific community works upon is usually downloaded from the internet. Hence, we aim to develop such kind of a database that helps the scientific community to extract and utilize the data in an effective way. Mitochondrial Gene Order Database (MGOD) is one such database that has never existed in the past. It aims to capture various details of the mitochondrial genome in organisms. It exhibits manually curated data that is present in a comprehensive manner. It is a public database i.e. it is freely accessible for everyone all over the world. The web address of the database is www.bioinfoindia.org/mgod. We aim to present a comprehensive database which could help in efficient extraction of information regarding the mitochondrial genome. The reason for developing such kind of a database is that it is the first database to incorporate such information. Plus, mitochondrial genome holds great importance in the field of Research & Development. Mitochondrial genome plays great role in phylogenetic studies. Hence, such kind of a database would be helpful to provide information that could be easily accessed and utilised.