Zach B. Hancock | Your Genomic Parasites @talkpopgen | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
The majority of your genome is composed of parasites - including various types of transposons and viruses. In this video, I review the different types of parasitic DNA, discuss their disease-causing effects on the host, review the population genetics of transposons, and discuss how they're used for phylogenetic inference.