Genomics: From Numbers to Evolution

This lecture delves into the world of genomics, exploring the human genome's composition and comparing it with other species. It covers gene signatures, enhancers, promoters, and the lack of correlation between complexity and gene number. The concept of homologs, orthologs, and paralogs is explained through comparative genomics, using FOXP2 as a test case. The lecture also discusses the uniqueness of humans in terms of gene sharing with various organisms and the co-localization of genes in syntenic regions across species. Additionally, it touches on the potential interbreeding of apes and humans and the distribution of different genomic elements.