Chapter 21.2-.5 - Genomes and Their Evolution

Question 0

NIH

Answer 0

Nat. Institute of Health

Question 1

Proteomes

Answer 1

The full protein sets

Question 2

NCBI

Answer 2

The National Center for Biotechnology Information

Question 3

How many sequences of DNA has GenBank documented (as of 2007)?

Answer 3

76 million fragments of genome!

Question 4

ESTs

Answer 4

Short sequences that correspond to sequences present in known mRNAs

Question 5

Proteomics

Answer 5

The study of full protein sets

Question 6

Haemophilus influenzae’s haploid genome size, number, and genes per Mb.

Answer 6

Hap size 1.8, # of genes 1,700, genes per Mb 940

Question 7

E. Coli’s haploid genome size, number, and genes per Mb.

Answer 7

Hap size 4.6, # of genes 4,400, genes per Mb 950

Question 8

Archeoglobus fulgidus’s haploid genome size, number, and genes per Mb.

Answer 8

Haploid size 2.2, # of genes 2,500, genes per Mb 1,130

Question 9

Methanosarcina barkeri’s haploid genome size, number, and genes per Mb.

Answer 9

Haploid size 4.8, # of genes 3,600, genes per Mb 750

Question 10

Yeast’s haploid genome size, number, and genes per Mb.

Answer 10

Haploid size 13, # of genes 6,200, genes per Mb 480

Question 11

A nematode’s haploid genome size, number, and genes per Mb.

Answer 11

Haploid size 100, # of genes 20,000, genes per Mb 200

Question 12

Pseudogenes

Answer 12

Former genes that have accumulated mutations over a long period of time and have become nonfunctional.

Question 13

Repetitive DNA

Answer 13

Consists of sequences that are present in multiple copies in the genome

Question 14

Transposable genetic elements

Answer 14

A element of DNA moves to another site

Question 15

Transposition

Answer 15

The process of the element of DNA moving to another site in the genome