We review the theoretical implications of findings in genomics for evolutionary biology since the Modern Synthesis. We examine the ways in which microbial genomics has influenced our understanding of the last universal common ancestor, the tree of life, species, lineages, and evolutionary transitions. We conclude by advocating a piecemeal toolkit approach to evolutionary biology, in lieu of any grand unified theory updated to include microbial genomics.

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微生物基因组学的现代综合

自现代综合以来，我们回顾了基因组学发现对进化生物学的理论意义。我们研究了微生物基因组学如何影响我们对最后一个普遍祖先，生命之树，物种，血统和进化转变的理解。最后，我们主张采用零星的进化生物学工具箱方法，来代替任何更新的重大统一理论，包括微生物基因组学。