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Evolution of vertebrate genomes

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Evolution of vertebrate genomes
The evolutionary tree shows relationships, times of divergence, and genome sizes (in picograms of DNA, pg) of vertebrates whose genomes have been selected for sequencing. Classically, 1 pg of DNA has been considered equivalent to roughly 1 billion base pairs.

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Complex Genomes: Shotgun Sequencing

Scientists now have the ability to sequence complex genomes from multicellular organisms. Does the genome size correlate with the complexity of the organism? The answer is surprising.

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