Introduction Flashcards
1
Q
What does a mature mRNA consist of?
A
addition of methylated cap of the 5’, polyA tail on the 3’ end, 5’ and 3’ untranslated region
2
Q
What was the human genome project?
A
A plan to determine the complete human genome sequence
3
Q
What is the human genome size?
A
3.2 x 10^9 bp
4
Q
What is the variation of DNA amongst different people?
A
Varies only 0.1% or less: 3 million letters would differ between individuals
5
Q
What is the 100,000 genomes project?
A
Aimed to find what are the positions in DNA that change among individuals (SNPs)
6
Q
What is the All of Us project?
A
Sequence DNA of a million people
7
Q
Chi squared testing
A
sum (O-E)^2/E
