history Flashcards
1
Q
when was maize domesticated?
A
8000 years ago.
2
Q
what use have transgenic goats been?
A
anticlotting protein from their milk.
3
Q
what is bioinformatics?
A
hardware and software to process nucleotide and protein data.
4
Q
what are the main requirements for model organisms?
A
small & cheap, sequenced genome, mutagenesis, single cross can create thousands of progeny, transform easily, development similar to humans or crop plants, diploid.
5
Q
what are the uses of; yeast, fruit fly, zebrafish, thaliana?
A
cell cycle
aging, oxidative stress, diabetes, cancer, immunity
CV research, neurodegenerative, muscular dystophy
plant growth and disease resistance.
6
Q
when did domestication of dogs first occur?
A
15,000 years ago.
