Key Area 5

Question 1

What are genomics?

Answer 1

The study of genomes

Question 2

What is the genome of an organism?

Answer 2

It’s entire hereditary information encoded into DNA

Question 3

What is a genome made up of?

Answer 3

Genes and other DNA sequences which do not code for proteins

Question 4

What is it possible to do because of genomics?

Answer 4

Determine the order of nucleotide bases for individual genes and entire genomics

Question 5

What is the process of determining the order of nucleotide bases known as?

Answer 5

Genomic sequencing

Question 6

Give 2 examples of benefits of sequencing the human genome

Answer 6

Genome can be analysed to predict the likelihood of developing certain diseases

An individual’s personal genome can be used to select the most effective drug and dosage. This is known as personalized medicine

Question 7

What is using genome information in the choice of drugs known as?

Answer 7

pharmacogenetics

Question 8

What can be used to help identify base sequences common in diseases?

Answer 8

computers

Question 9

What is required to compare data?

Answer 9

Statistical analysis

Question 10

What is the use of computers and and statistics to compare data known as?

Answer 10

bioinformatics