http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/human_genome/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/human_genome/

Human Flora

Mitochondria

Sickle cell vsMalaria

Viral DNA

http://scienceblogs.com/clock/

http://giantmicrobes.com/

E. coli Yogurt(Lactobacillus bulgaricus)

The Good The Bad

Cavity(Streptococcus mutans)

Stomach Ache(Shigella)

http://giantmicrobes.com/

The Ugly

Swine Flu(Influenza A virus H1N1)

Mad Cow(Bovine Spongiform

Encephalopathy)

Sore Throat(Streptococcus)

The Plague(Yersinia pestis)

http://stevemorse.org/genetealogy/

2 %

98 %

Gene Regulatory Elements

Microsatellite DNA

Relics/Pseudogenes

Transposons

http://stevemorse.org/genetealogy/

http://www.bio.miami.edu/~cmallery/

http://rps.psu.edu/probing/

1) Generates diversity

2) Spacer for DNA binding molecules

3) No selective pressures

http://nsf.gov/news/overviews/biology/

Energy factory of the cell

Control cell cycle, growth, and aging

Bacteria-like genome, membrane, and replication

Inherited maternally only

http://biology.iupui.edu/biocourses/N100/

Endosymbiotic Theory

http://giantmicrobes.com/, http://mun.ca/biology/desmid/brian/BIOL2250/, http://croptechnology.unl.edu/

Red Blood Cell Malaria

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/human_genome/

Human Flora

Mitochondria

Sickle cell vsMalaria

Viral DNA

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