Genomics

Question 1

Gene

Answer 1

Union of genomic sequences encoding a coherent set of potentially overlapping functional products

Question 2

Genomics

Answer 2

Study of genomes

Question 3

Aim of genomics

Answer 3

1. Establish integrated databases
2. Links genomic and expressed gene sequences through microarray
3. Describes gene
4. Comparison of similarity of a gene to another
5. Characterizing sequence diversity in population

Question 4

Genomics can be

Answer 4

1. Structural
2. Functional
3. Comparative

Question 5

Structural genomics

Answer 5

Attempts to identify all the genes in the genome
Determines the location of the genes on the chromosome

Question 6

Functional genomics

Answer 6

How they determine the phenotypes
Function of genes

Question 7

Comparative genomics

Answer 7

Uses information from different species to assist in understanding gene organisms and expression and evolutionary differences

Question 8

Methods of Comparative genomics

Answer 8

Comparative genome mapping

DNA sequence comparison

Unchanged gene location in chromosome among species

Question 9

Mapping genome

Answer 9

Compare pre existing events to current existing events