DNA and the Genome

Question 1

Archaea

Answer 1

a domain of life

Question 2

Bioinformatics

Answer 2

use of computers and statistics in analysis of sequence data.

Question 3

Molecular clock

Answer 3

Graph that shows differences in sequence data for a protein against time.

Question 4

Personalised medicine

Answer 4

possible future development in which treatment is based on an individuals genome.

Question 5

Pharmacogenetics

Answer 5

the study of inherited differences affecting metabolic pathways which can affect individual therapeutic responses to, and side effect, of drugs.

Question 6

Phylogenetics

Answer 6

study of evolutionary relatedness of species.

Question 7

Sequence data

Answer 7

Information concerning amino acid or nucleotide base sequences.

Question 8

Allopatric speciation

Answer 8

Speciation in which gene flow is prevented be a geographical barrier.

Question 9

Deleterious sequence

Answer 9

DNA sequence that lowers survival rate.

Question 10

Directional selection

Answer 10

Natural selection that tends to favour an extreme value of a varied characteristic

Question 11

Ecological barrier