Genomic sequencing - 1.8 Flashcards
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Genomic sequencing
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The sequence of nucleotide bases can be determined for individual genes and entire genomes
2
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What is bioinformatics
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the statistical analyses of sequence data
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Phylogenetics
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The study of evolutionary history and relationships
3
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What do molecular clocks show?
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differences in sequence data for a protein against time
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What are the three domains of life?
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- archeal
-bacterial
-eukaryotes
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What is pharmacogenetics?
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the use of genome information in the choice of drugs could lead to personalised medicine.
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What does sequence data do?
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- find out how closely a group of organisms are related
-find out at what times lineages diverged
-Find out the main sequences of events in evolution
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What does bioinformatics use computers for?
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analysing data produced by DNA sequencing
8
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The DNA sequences undergoes mutations at a …
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constant rate
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What is sequence data?
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Information concerning amino acid or nucleotide base sequences
