Genomes Flashcards
1
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What are Polyploid organisms?
A
They are organisms that contain more than two set of chromosomes.
2
Q
What is an autoploid?
A
An organism that has more than two haploid sets of chromosomes, derived from the same ancestral species.
3
Q
What is an alloploid?
A
An organism that has more than two haploid sets of chromosomes, derived from different ancestral species.
4
Q
What is transposition?
A
Transposition is the movement of short DNA segments around the genome.
5
Q
What are Ortholougues?
A
Orthologs are genes found in different species that have evolved from a common ancestral gene.
6
Q
What are Paralogoues?
A
They are a pair of genes that have derived from the same ancestral gene and now reside at different locations within the same genome.
