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Announcements:

• Exams are graded. I'll be handing them out after class. Mean score: 79.6. Range: 43.5 - 94.5
  Key is online
• Revised schedule for coming week or so:
  • today: finish objectives from Monday (human genomic org), hand back & discuss exam I
    Friday: no class (Fall break)
    Monday 10/16: Mobile genetic elements (chapter 9 continued)
    WEDNESDAY 10/18: Lycan et al outside reading (homework on this reading due Wed 10/18)
    Friday 10/20: Begin chapter 10
• Homework on Lycan et al is not yet available--sorry. Check on web tomorrow (Thurs) night or later. Will be due one week from today.

Learning objectives for Wednesday, 10/11/00:

Students should be able to…(continued from Monday)

3) Give examples of several categories DNA repeats of intermediate size, including both functional and nonfunctional sequences. Explain the origin of each and, if applicable, the evolutionary advantage it confers.

4) Explain what is meant by the term "satellite" DNA, and where such DNA can be found in the human genome.

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