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Pbs Learning Media: The Common Genetic Code

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Paul Nurse describes his research that showed that humans share some genes with organisms as different from us as simple brewer's yeast. Footage from Secret of Life: "Immortal Thread." [4 min, 20 sec]

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Concepts
genetic mutation, genetics, heredity, yeast, dna
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Additional Tags
biological evolution, common ancestors, pbs learningmedia: the common genetic code, teachers' domain, wgbh, genetics and biotechnology
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)