Lecture 23: What does the genome tell us about being human Flashcards
1
Q
what is aligning and what does it achieve
A
Comparing sequences by lining them up
By lining them up next to each other and marking each point where sequences are the same
2
Q
Why do we compare genomes within a species
A
we can find out where differences occur
Differences might be associated with:
disease
characteristics of an individual
evolutionary history
3
Q
What other hominin DNA do modern humans from Europe and Asia carry
A
Neanderthal DNA
doesn’t mean that those of us with Neanderthal DNA have a different set of genes
Just that DNA holds variants stemming from Neanderthals’
4
Q
What is comparative genomics
A
Discovering what is common and what is different
