Selected Tag: #evolution
  • Identify key evidences/arguments for hypothesis on the origin/evolution of genes from an RNA world.
  • Interpret plasmid maintenance and evolution in terms of plasmid genes (poison-antidote mechanism).
  • Compare mobile genetic elements (DNA transposons, retrotransposons) as drivers of genome evolution.
  • Interpret roles of DNA methylation in genome evolution (CpG islands) and gene regulation (epigenetics).
  • Identify steps and mechanisms of evolutionary gene transfer from organelle genomes to nuclear genome.