Biotechnology and Evolution Flashcards
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What is bioinformatics?
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Is the use of computers to collect, store and analyse biological data such as DNA and amino acid sequences to describe the molecular components of living things.
2
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What is comparative biochemistry?
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Is the study of evolutionary relationships between organisms based on differences in genomics.
3
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What is comparative genomics?
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Is the study and comparison of genome sequences of different species. It enables the identification of genes that are conserved or common among a species.
4
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What is an example of bioinformatics?
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The human genome project.
