This document summarizes exome sequencing methodology. It describes that exome sequencing sequences all expressed genes in a genome, which contains around 180,000 exons totaling 30 million base pairs in humans. There are two main steps: 1) selecting the exonic regions of DNA using either array-based or in-solution capture techniques, and 2) sequencing the captured exonic DNA using various platforms such as Sanger, 454, Illumina, or SOLiD sequencing. Exome sequencing has applications in rare variant mapping, discovering causes of Mendelian disorders, and clinical diagnostics.