The Application of High-throughput Sequencing Technology in Plant and Animal Research

High-throughput sequencing technology is a revolutionary technological innovation of sequencing technology.This technology,with low cost and high throughput data,brought new research methods and solutions for genomics and post genomics research.In plant and animal research,the high-throughput sequencing,leading a landmark innovation in scientific research model,can improve researches in the genome,transcriptome and epigenome,and multi-level system.In this review,we described the research progress of high-throughput sequencing applications in plant and animal genomics and functional genomics,and the current status and hot points of high-throughput sequencing technology.We also discussed the trends in the further application of high-throughput sequencing.