Genetics Basics

Question 1

Human Number of Base Pairs and Number of Genes?

Answer 1

3 Billion Base Pairs

20K Genes

Question 2

Forward Genetics

Answer 2

Find the genetics basis of a phenotype

Phenotype —> Gene

Question 3

Reverse Genetics

Answer 3

Find the phenotypes that arise from genetic sequences

Question 4

Epigenetics

Answer 4

Study of heritable changes in gene expression that doesn’t involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence

Question 5

E. coli Number of Base Pairs and Number of Genes?

Answer 5

5 Million Base Pairs

5K Genes

Question 6

C. elegans Number of Base Pairs and Number of Genes?

Answer 6

100 Million Base Pairs

22K Genes

Question 7

A. thaliana Number of Base Pairs and Number of Genes?

Answer 7

135 Million Base Pairs

32K Genes

Question 8

D. melanogaster Number of Base Pairs and Number of Genes?

Answer 8

123 Million Base Pairs

17K Genes

Question 9

Genetic Analsyis

Answer 9

Tells how important genes are, but not how they are encoded or work, may hint at their function

Question 10

Biochemical Analysis

Answer 10

Allows understanding of how proteins function without any evidence of their importance