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Question 1

what is the genome of an organism

Answer 1

a persons entire hereditary information encoded in DNA

Question 2

what can the sequence of nucleotide bases determine

Answer 2

can determine for indiviual genes and entire genomes

Question 3

what is bioinformatics used for

Answer 3

used to compare sequence data

Question 4

what is personalised medicine

Answer 4

personalised medicine is based on a individulas genome and and can often predict the liklihood of certain diseases developing

Question 5

pharmacogenetcis

Answer 5

pharamacogenetics involves the use of the individuals genome in the development of effective drugs