Folder. Chap 17: Human evolution Vocab

Question 1

haplogroup

Answer 1

an extensive set of SNP markers linked on a chromosome that are inherited together and therefore can trace deep ancestry

Question 2

indels

Answer 2

insertions and deletions of DNA in a genome

Question 3

introgression

Answer 3

entry of a specific gene variant into a genome from an individual of a different species or subspecies

Question 4

short tandem repeats (STRs)

Answer 4

repeats of 2 to 10 DNA bases that are compared in DNA profiling

Question 5

synteny

Answer 5

correspondence of gene order on the same chromosome in two or more species