Ultimately, whole genomes are involved in processes of hybridization, polyploidization and endosymbiosis, often leading to rapid speciation.
Elian Gonzalez (right and inset), the young Cuban boy who was rescued off the coast of Florida 16 years ago, said that Fidel Castro (main) was like a father, who eventually became a friend. Home u.k.
Cuba's Fidel Castro (pictured left in 1976 and right in 1978) ushered in a long period of communism to the tiny island in what developed into a highly antagonistic relationship with the U.S. He has lived in increasing seclusion ever since he retired from the leadership amid speculation that his health was suffering.