Whole genome sequencing is a technique to sequence the entire genome of an organism. It involves breaking the genome into small fragments, copying the fragments, sequencing the fragments, and reassembling the sequence data into the full genome. Key steps include isolating DNA, fragmenting it, ligating fragments into plasmids, amplifying the plasmids, sequencing the fragments using Sanger sequencing, and assembling the sequence reads into the complete genome. Whole genome sequencing allows researchers to discover coding and non-coding regions, predict disease susceptibility, and perform evolutionary studies by comparing species.