Pangenome

A pangenome is like a big library of all the books in a series. You have some books that are the same, but others that have different stories and characters. In the same way, a pangenome is a collection of all the genes in a group of organisms. Some of the genes are present in all the organisms, while others are only found in some.

Scientists use pangenomes to understand how different organisms are related, and how they evolve over time. Basically, they look at all the genes and compare them, to see which ones are common and which ones are different. By doing this, they can learn more about how life on earth has changed and adapted over the years.

So, think about it like a huge bookshelf with lots of different books. Each book tells a different story, but they are all important and help us learn more about the world around us. And just like you can learn a lot from reading all the books in a series, scientists can learn a lot by studying all the genes in a pangenome.