Posted: May 23, 2016 12:22 pm
jamest wrote:The question begs what all those genes are for in such relatively simple things. Do we know?
I've no idea what work is being done to work out what all those genes do but, as I'm sure Cali or someone more knowledgeable will inform you, there is a huge body of work on tracing different gene functions from homo sapiens to other organisms. Basically seeing what the origins of our genetic makeup are.