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Specks of dust on the microscope slide? No, we are looking at the building blocks of our genome – The Conversation AU
Our genomes are built from the tiny chromosomes of a small spineless creature that lived 684 million years ago.
If you look at cells from a human or other mammal under a microscope, youll see big fat molecular complexes called chromosomes that contain our DNA. If the cells are from a bird or reptile, youll see a few of these chunky chromosomes but also a flotilla…
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