Gus Crackel’s Reviews > Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters > Status Update
Gus Crackel
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Second chromosome chapter was about the second largest chromosome. Chromosome 2 at one point was 2 separate Chromosomes, and is the reason humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes while apes and chimps have 24. The chapter speaks a lot of evolution and the bridge species that lived before chimps and humans. reason for the species splitting into 2 is the formation of the Sahara desert acting as reproduction barrier
— Aug 26, 2026 12:26AM
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Gus Crackel
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Read the introduction, pretty interesting so far. Went over different words that will be used throughout the book and some key ideas. A few that should be mentioned include:
Chromosomes 1-22 are labeled based on size, with chromosome one being the largest
Each chromosome contains genes, in total there are 30-80k genes
In order of size, Chromosome, Gene, exons untrusted by introns, codons, and bases (ACGT)
— Aug 21, 2026 01:24PM
Chromosomes 1-22 are labeled based on size, with chromosome one being the largest
Each chromosome contains genes, in total there are 30-80k genes
In order of size, Chromosome, Gene, exons untrusted by introns, codons, and bases (ACGT)