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5. The Structure of the Genome Flashcards

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What is the genome of an organism?

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Its hereditary information encoded in DNA

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What is the genome made of?

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Genes (DNA sequences that code for other proteins) and other DNA sequences that do not code for proteins

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What does most of the eukaryotic genome consist of?

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non-coding sequences

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What are three examples of non-coding sequences?

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  1. those that regulate transcription
  2. those that are transcribed but never translated (rRNA, tRNA)
  3. sequences with no known function
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