tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post5835401540394066183..comments2023-10-29T08:04:00.488-07:00Comments on Quintessence of Dust: Quiz 2 on genome size. How's it going so far?Stephen Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05057004085073574659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-51313837005165055922008-04-05T20:55:00.000-07:002008-04-05T20:55:00.000-07:00I was actually thinking both the snail and the gir...I was actually thinking both the snail and the giraffe were the largest...<BR/><BR/>And yes...this is cruel!John Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280296574996987228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-89203926390464353762008-04-05T11:50:00.000-07:002008-04-05T11:50:00.000-07:00Relax: it's almost impossible to throw a dry-erase...Relax: it's almost impossible to throw a dry-erase eraser accurately.<BR/><BR/>Are you guessing the snail is the largest and the giraffe is the smallest?<BR/><BR/>NOT. Even "counterintuitive" is too nonrandom for this cruel quiz. >:-) But since I'm such a nice guy (ask my students), here's a hint: the two mammals are in the middle, if you rank the 6 species by genome size. And the largest exceeds the smallest by about 40-fold.Stephen Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057004085073574659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948885059517209129.post-25697472621210665312008-04-05T04:18:00.000-07:002008-04-05T04:18:00.000-07:00It's Sat. morning and I'm just having coffee. Let ...It's Sat. morning and I'm just having coffee. Let me be counterintuitive and guess the gardern snail and the giraffe.<BR/><BR/>(before you throw an eraser at me!)<BR/><BR/>:)John Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280296574996987228noreply@blogger.com