GENETICS Flashcards
1
Q
what is a polymorphism?
A
a genetic variation that is prevalent in the population and is not, in itself, disease causing
2
Q
what is a mutation?
A
a genetic variation that causes a disease
3
Q
what can be used to analyse sequences as small as one base pair?
A
PCR
4
Q
what is used to analyse large sections of the genome?
A
aCGH
analyses deletions and duplications
analyses chromosomes and karyotypes for balanced rearrangements
5
Q
what do the genes that arent exons do?
A
control regulation of genes
space genes out
insulate genes from promotors
provide a substrate to expand the genome and add genes
