Since genomes are very complex, one research strategy is to reduce the number of genes in a genome to the bare minimum and still have the organism in question survive. There is experimental work being done on <answer>minimal genomes</answer> for single cell organisms as well as <answer>minimal genomes</answer> for multi-cellular organisms (see Developmental biology). The work is both in vivo and in silico.
What is a name for the reduced complement of genetic material necessary for an organism to live?
minimal genomes