manipulation of genomes Flashcards
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dna profiling
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assists in identification of individuals or familial relationships
2
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use of dna profiling
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performed on traces of dna left at scrime scene
. identifying ppl at risk of developing diseases
.allows for risk asessments
3
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dna sequencing
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first: sanger developed technqiues for sequencing nucleic acids from viruses and then bacteria- involved radioactive labelling of bases and gel electrophesis (flourescent tags use as ALTERNATIVE!)
4
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hgp
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scientists all over the world worked together to map genome .
developing tech and faster sequencing techniques= allowed for faster mapping of human genome