Genomics 2

Question 1

What does the Genome Encode ?

Answer 1

1. ~5% of the genome encode for proteins
2. large fraction of the intergenic DNA is transcribed into RNA

Question 2

What does the Genome Encode ?

Answer 2

1. ~5% of the genome encode for proteins
2. large fraction of the intergenic DNA is transcribed into RNA

Question 3

What genomes are being sequenced currently ?

Answer 3

problematic pathogens

Question 4

what is the human genome ?

Answer 4

a complete set of nucleic acid sequences for humans, encoded as DNA within the 23 chromosome pairs in cell nuclei and in a small DNA molecule found within individual mitochondria

Question 5

what is the goal of the human genome project ?

Answer 5

determining the base pairs that make up human DNA, and of identifying, mapping and sequencing all of the genes of the human genome from both a physical and a functional standpoint

Question 6

when did the human genome project Strat and end ?

Answer 6

It started in 1990 and competed in 2003

Question 7

what is the 1000 Genome Project ?

Answer 7

Launched in January 2008, was an international research effort to establish by far the most detailed catalogue of human genetic variation

Question 8

what is the 1000 Genome Project ?

Answer 8

Launched in January 2008, was an international research effort to establish by far the most detailed catalogue of human genetic variation