What Makes Us Unique? Using evolutionary bioinformatics to understand the link between gene sequence and function

On Tuesday, January 22nd, Professor David Liberles (https://sites.temple.edu/liberles/) discussed us how even the slightest change in a gene sequence can lead to big changes in an organism's "phenotype"- an observable characteristic such as physical appearance or biochemical function.  He shared with us the how and why scientists study genetic mutations and species divergence to better understand the worlds around us.

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