Lecture 23 Flashcards
1
Q
What is comparative genomics
A
comparing what is common and different in a genome
conserved - things in common - may encode between species
different - may encode organism-specific
2
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What is aligning technique
A
lining up genomes and marking points that are the same
differences may be associated with disease
3
Q
What is ancient DNA
A
can be extracted and can determine relationships
