sequence homology

The Plague of Evolution

Nothing holds down world population quite like jumping genes.

The Paper: Genome Sequence of Yersinia pestis KIM

The Journal: Journal of Bacteriology, August 2002

The Author: Wen Deng, Valerie Burland, Frederick Blattner et al.


The Gist: Nothing holds down world population quite like jumping genes.

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