The common genetic heritage of life on Earth ever fills me with glee. We share genes with yeast, starfish, you name it - the same basic toolkit, recycled and remodelled over and over again.
Yup. I find it awesome (both senses) that you can search for a gene using a fragment of conserved codon sequence and frequently find it in all sorts of places.
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Date: 2009-12-11 11:36 pm (UTC)Yup. I find it awesome (both senses) that you can search for a gene using a fragment of conserved codon sequence and frequently find it in all sorts of places.