Genomics Flashcards
1
Q
What DNA sequencing process was used to map the human genome?
A
Automated Sanger DNA sequencing
2
Q
What are the major findings of the human genome project?
A
We only have 20000 protein-encoding genes
Most of our DNA is non-coding
We have 12000 pseudogenes
3
Q
What is de novo sequencing?
A
Sequencing a species for the first time
Humans were the 44th organism sequenced
4
Q
What is metagenomics?
A
Sequence all DNA from an environment to find out which species are present
