lecture 23 - human genome 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is comparative genetics?
A
A process of comparing the DNA sequences of individuals to identify shared and variant features.
2
Q
What are features that are common between two individuals called?
A
‘conserved’
3
Q
What is aligning in comparative genomics?
A
A process in which two DNA sequences are line up next to each other at matching locations so that differences in BP sequence and therefore genes, can be identified.
4
Q
What species do humans share all of their genes with?
A
Chimpanzees
5
Q
How do human and chimpanzee genomes differ when we share an identical set of genes?
A
Humans have 35 milllion single nucleotide changes and 5 million insertion/deletion events.
6
Q
What bipedal species did homo sapiens (humans) interbreed with?
A
Neanderthals and Denisovans
