CHROMOSOME FUSION?

WHAT IS MOST STRIKING HERE? Compare the Banding Patterns: 6 longest chromosomes of humans (Hu), are matched with 7 chromosomes from three ape species.

Why are the chromosome tips colored? WHY COLORED TIPS? Why are the chromosome tips colored?

CHROMOSOME PARTS Head Telomere All Chromosomes have telomeres at their ends (like shoelace aglets!) Centromere Tail Telomere Telomeres have a unique DNA sequence… ttagggttagggttagggttagggttagggttaggg… |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| aatcccaatcccaatcccaatcccaatcccaatccc…

Let’s Narrow Our Focus: 6 longest chromosomes of humans (Hu), matched with 7 chromosomes from chimpanzees ONLY (Ch)

MORE QUESTIONS… Why are TWO shorter chimp chromosomes needed to match our #2 chromosome? Could our #2 chromosome have formed by the FUSION of TWO shorter chromosomes found in chimpanzees today (#12 and #13)? LIKE THIS…?

Human #2 Chimp #13 Chimp #12

PREDICTION Chimp #13 If fusion occurred, then we should see DNA evidence of the head-to-head telomeres together near middle of our #2 chromosome Human #2 Chimp #12 Fusion Area?

DNA Head Telomere DNA Sequence for Telomeres: ttagggttagggttaggg… |||||||||||||||||| aatcccaatcccaatccc… Centromere NOTICE: Tandem Repeats in Telomeres: ttagggttagggttaggg… |||||||||||||||||| aatcccaatcccaatccc… Repeated 800-1600 times in each Telomere Tail Telomere

EXPECTATIONS What will you look for? tandem repeats in fusion area Where will you look for them? middle of our chromosome #2 How can you look for them? search online DNA database What if evidence is NOT found? fusion may not have happened

Do the lesson - Go online CHROMOSOME FUSION Read the lesson Do the lesson - Go online Discuss the results Explanation? STOP HERE CONTINUE ONLY AFTER DOING LESSON or if there’s no time to do the lesson

STOP HERE (Results follow)

RESULTS 108061 agcacagacc tgggggtcac cgtaaaggtg gagcagcatt cccctaagca cagaggttgg 108121 ggccactgcc tggctttgtg acaactcggg gcgcatcaac ggtgaataaa atctttcccg 108181 gttgcagccg tgaataatca aggttagaga ccagttagag cggttcagtg cggaaaacgg 108241 gaaagaaaaa gcccctctga atcctgggca gcgagattct cccaaagcaa ggcgaggggc 108301 tgcattgcag ggtgagggtg agggttaggg tttgggttgg gtttggggtt ggggttgggg 108361 taggggtggg gttggggttg gggttggggt taggggtagg ggtaggggta ggggtagggt 108421 cagggtcagg gtcagggtta gggttttagg gttaggattt tagggttagg gtaagggtta 108481 agggttgggg ttggggttag ggttaggggt tagggttggg gttggggttg gggttggggt 108541 tggggttggg gttagggtta gctaaaccta accctaaccc ctaaccccaa ccccaacccc 108601 aaccctaccc ctacccctac ccctaacccc aacccccacc cttaaccctt aacccttacc 108661 ctaaccctaa cccaaaccct aaccctaccc taaccctaac ccaaccctaa ccctaaccct 108721 accctaaccc taacacccta aaaccgtgac cctgaccttg accctgaccc ttaaccctta 108781 accctaacca taaccctaaa ccctaaccct aaaccctaac cctaaaccct aaccctaaca 108841 ctaccctacc ctaaccccaa cccctaaccc ctaaccctaa ccctacccct aaccccaacc 108901 ccagccccaa cccttaccct aaccctaccc taacccttaa ccctaacccc taaccctaac 108961 ccctaaccct aaccctaccc caaccccaaa cccaacccta acccaaccct aacccctaac 109021 cctaacccct accctaaccc ctagccctag ccctagccct aaccctaacc ctcgccctaa 109081 ccctcaccct aaccctcacc ctcaccctaa cccaacgtct gtgctgagaa gaatgctgct 109141 ccgcctttaa ggtgcccccc aggtctgtgc tgaacagaac gcagctccgc cgtcgcagtg 109201 ccctcagccc gcccgcccgg gtctgacctg agaagaactc tgctccgcct tcgcaatagc 109261 cccgaagtct gtgcagagga gaacgcagct ccgccctcgc gatgctctcc ggctgtgtgc 109321 taaagagaac gcaactccgc cctcgcaaag gcggcgcgcc ggcggaggcg cggagaggcg

RESULTS CLARIFIED HEAD 13 HEAD 12 108061 agcacagacc tgggggtcac cgtaaaggtg gagcagcatt cccctaagca cagaggttgg 108121 ggccactgcc tggctttgtg acaactcggg gcgcatcaac ggtgaataaa atctttcccg 108181 gttgcagccg tgaataatca aggttagaga ccagttagag cggttcagtg cggaaaacgg 108241 gaaagaaaaa gcccctctga atcctgggca gcgagattct cccaaagcaa ggcgaggggc 108301 tgcattgcag ggtgagggtg agggttaggg tttgggttgg gtttggggtt ggggttgggg 108361 taggggtggg gttggggttg gggttggggt taggggtagg ggtaggggta ggggtagggt 108421 cagggtcagg gtcagggtta gggttttagg gttaggattt tagggttagg gtaagggtta 108481 agggttgggg ttggggttag ggttaggggt tagggttggg gttggggttg gggttggggt 108541 tggggttggg gttagggtta gctaaaccta accctaaccc ctaaccccaa ccccaacccc 108601 aaccctaccc ctacccctac ccctaacccc aacccccacc cttaaccctt aacccttacc 108661 ctaaccctaa cccaaaccct aaccctaccc taaccctaac ccaaccctaa ccctaaccct 108721 accctaaccc taacacccta aaaccgtgac cctgaccttg accctgaccc ttaaccctta 108781 accctaacca taaccctaaa ccctaaccct aaaccctaac cctaaaccct aaccctaaca 108841 ctaccctacc ctaaccccaa cccctaaccc ctaaccctaa ccctacccct aaccccaacc 108901 ccagccccaa cccttaccct aaccctaccc taacccttaa ccctaacccc taaccctaac 108961 ccctaaccct aaccctaccc caaccccaaa cccaacccta acccaaccct aacccctaac 109021 cctaacccct accctaaccc ctagccctag ccctagccct aaccctaacc ctcgccctaa 109081 ccctcaccct aaccctcacc ctcaccctaa cccaacgtct gtgctgagaa gaatgctgct 109141 ccgcctttaa ggtgcccccc aggtctgtgc tgaacagaac gcagctccgc cgtcgcagtg 109201 ccctcagccc gcccgcccgg gtctgacctg agaagaactc tgctccgcct tcgcaatagc 109261 cccgaagtct gtgcagagga gaacgcagct ccgccctcgc gatgctctcc ggctgtgtgc 109321 taaagagaac gcaactccgc cctcgcaaag gcggcgcgcc ggcggaggcg cggagaggcg HEAD 13 HEAD 12 See where the head-to-head fusion occurred?

DO THE LESSON, and find out! WHY THE SUDDEN CHANGE? 108361 taggggtggg gttggggttg gggttggggt taggggtagg ggtaggggta ggggtagggt 108421 cagggtcagg gtcagggtta gggttttagg gttaggattt tagggttagg gtaagggtta 108481 agggttgggg ttggggttag ggttaggggt tagggttggg gttggggttg gggttggggt 108541 tggggttggg gttagggtta gctaaaccta accctaaccc ctaaccccaa ccccaacccc 108601 aaccctaccc ctacccctac ccctaacccc aacccccacc cttaaccctt aacccttacc 108661 ctaaccctaa cccaaaccct aaccctaccc taaccctaac ccaaccctaa ccctaaccct 108721 accctaaccc taacacccta aaaccgtgac cctgaccttg accctgaccc ttaaccctta HEAD 13 HEAD 12 Why do the TANDEM REPEATS suddenly change from ttaggg to ccctaa? Why so many slight variations in the number of t’s, a’s, g’s, and c’s in each repeat? DO THE LESSON, and find out!

WHY SO FEW REPEATS? 108241 gaaagaaaaa gcccctctga atcctgggca gcgagattct cccaaagcaa ggcgaggggc 108301 tgcattgcag ggtgagggtg agggttaggg tttgggttgg gtttggggtt ggggttgggg 108361 taggggtggg gttggggttg gggttggggt taggggtagg ggtaggggta ggggtagggt 108421 cagggtcagg gtcagggtta gggttttagg gttaggattt tagggttagg gtaagggtta 108481 agggttgggg ttggggttag ggttaggggt tagggttggg gttggggttg gggttggggt 108541 tggggttggg gttagggtta gctaaaccta accctaaccc ctaaccccaa ccccaacccc 108601 aaccctaccc ctacccctac ccctaacccc aacccccacc cttaaccctt aacccttacc 108661 ctaaccctaa cccaaaccct aaccctaccc taaccctaac ccaaccctaa ccctaaccct 108721 accctaaccc taacacccta aaaccgtgac cctgaccttg accctgaccc ttaaccctta 108781 accctaacca taaccctaaa ccctaaccct aaaccctaac cctaaaccct aaccctaaca 108841 ctaccctacc ctaaccccaa cccctaaccc ctaaccctaa ccctacccct aaccccaacc 108901 ccagccccaa cccttaccct aaccctaccc taacccttaa ccctaacccc taaccctaac 108961 ccctaaccct aaccctaccc caaccccaaa cccaacccta acccaaccct aacccctaac 109021 cctaacccct accctaaccc ctagccctag ccctagccct aaccctaacc ctcgccctaa 109081 ccctcaccct aaccctcacc ctcaccctaa cccaacgtct gtgctgagaa gaatgctgct 109141 ccgcctttaa ggtgcccccc aggtctgtgc tgaacagaac gcagctccgc cgtcgcagtg HEAD 13 HEAD 12 Count the TANDEM REPEATS in both telomere segments. (only about 37 ttaggg repeats in Head 13; about 88 ccctaa repeats in Head 12) Should be 800 to 1600 repeats, so… Why so many FEWER than typically found in telomeres? DO THE LESSON and find out!

Further Confirmation Comparison of DNA in Our Chrom. #2 with...

Another Confirmation Comparison of DNA in Our Chrom. #3 with...

Re-Check Banding Patterns Compare other chromosomes online: Human with Chimp, Dog…

MULTIPLE EVIDENCE DO THE LABS! Compare hominoid chromosomes Compare hominoid skulls Study pattern of hominid chronology Compare primate hemoglobins What do ALL of these patterns suggest? DO THE LABS!