From Single to Multi-Agent Reasoning: Advancing GeneGPT for Genomics QA

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Main Authors: Abedini, Kimia, Shami, Farzad, Silvello, Gianmaria
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Published: 2026
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author Abedini, Kimia
Shami, Farzad
Silvello, Gianmaria
author_facet Abedini, Kimia
Shami, Farzad
Silvello, Gianmaria
contents Comprehending genomic information is essential for biomedical research, yet extracting data from complex distributed databases remains challenging. Large language models (LLMs) offer potential for genomic Question Answering (QA) but face limitations due to restricted access to domain-specific databases. GeneGPT is the current state-of-the-art system that enhances LLMs by utilizing specialized API calls, though it is constrained by rigid API dependencies and limited adaptability. We replicate GeneGPT and propose GenomAgent, a multi-agent framework that efficiently coordinates specialized agents for complex genomics queries. Evaluated on nine tasks from the GeneTuring benchmark, GenomAgent outperforms GeneGPT by 12% on average, and its flexible architecture extends beyond genomics to various scientific domains needing expert knowledge extraction.
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spellingShingle From Single to Multi-Agent Reasoning: Advancing GeneGPT for Genomics QA
Abedini, Kimia
Shami, Farzad
Silvello, Gianmaria
Artificial Intelligence
Information Retrieval
Comprehending genomic information is essential for biomedical research, yet extracting data from complex distributed databases remains challenging. Large language models (LLMs) offer potential for genomic Question Answering (QA) but face limitations due to restricted access to domain-specific databases. GeneGPT is the current state-of-the-art system that enhances LLMs by utilizing specialized API calls, though it is constrained by rigid API dependencies and limited adaptability. We replicate GeneGPT and propose GenomAgent, a multi-agent framework that efficiently coordinates specialized agents for complex genomics queries. Evaluated on nine tasks from the GeneTuring benchmark, GenomAgent outperforms GeneGPT by 12% on average, and its flexible architecture extends beyond genomics to various scientific domains needing expert knowledge extraction.
title From Single to Multi-Agent Reasoning: Advancing GeneGPT for Genomics QA
topic Artificial Intelligence
Information Retrieval
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.10581