genome projects Flashcards
1
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What is the genome?
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= is the entire genetic material, of an organism
in the nucleus of the cell
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2
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What does sequencing a genome means?
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= working out the dna base sequence for all the DNA in a cell
3
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What is a difference found in the prokaryotic dna genetic code?
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= does not contain introns, non coding regions of the gene
= genome can be used to to directly to sequence the proteins, that derive from the genetic code, of the organisms
= identifyng antigens for a vaccine
4
Q
Why cant complex organisms be used?
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= have intros and exons in genetic code, genome cannot be easily used to translate the proteome
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