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MMbio 240 Flashcards

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Sequencing read

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segmented fragments of the sequence

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Sequencing assembly

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process of sequencing

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sequencing contig

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overlapping clones in sequence

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consensus sequence

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sequence that has nucleotides that are most used (majority rule)

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5
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precision medicine

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medicine tailored to certain genes

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diploid genome

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2?

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ortholog

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2 species with similar gene

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homolog

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similarities within same species

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paralog

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similarities within cell

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allele

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one part of gene

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synteny

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genes are similar across different species

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12
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homologous chromosomes

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2 chromosomes that are same

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sister chromatids

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make up chromosome

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genomics

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comparison of DNA sequences
better understand genetic composition and genetic relationships or evolution

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15
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transcriptomics

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comparisons of RNA (transcriptomes)

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proteomics

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comparisons of proteins

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intron

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portions of DNA that can be removed

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18
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exon

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codable parts of DNA

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splicing

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splicing out introns

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20
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linkage analysis

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seeing if a disease is attached to a certain gene

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21
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duplication

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duplicating a nucleotide

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transposition

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nucleotide gets moved to different part of gene

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inversion

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gene gets inverted in on itself

24
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dot plot

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can compare genes, see how closely related they are

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genome map

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phylogenetic tree

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see how closely related organisms are

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clade

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group with common ancestor

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branch

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branch of phylogenetic tree

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node

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common ancestor

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in group

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clade all bunched together

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outgroup

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organism with most differences

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motif

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recurring sequence in genes

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topology

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use topoisomerase to cut DNA strands

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telomere

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end part of DNA

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centromere

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center of chromosome

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kinetochore

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place where spindles attach on the chromosome

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telomerase

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adds nucleotides to telomere

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telomere repeat sequence

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telomere repeats a lot. makes DNA polymerase unable to transcribe it

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genomic packaging

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histones do this

40
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bacterial core proteins

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kinda like histone proteins, DNA wraps around it

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nucleoid

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supercoil

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coiled coiled DNA

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mtDNA

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mitochondrial DNA

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histones

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proteins that DNA wraps around. provide structural support for proteins

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Topoisomerase

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enzymes that create alterations in DNA

46
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linkage sites (Lk)

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topoisomer

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NICK

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small cut on gene

49
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electrophoresis

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relaxed DNA

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chromosomal scaffold

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residue after extraction of histones, mostly histones

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linker DNA

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SMC protein

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promote chromosome condensation. creates contact between segments of DNA

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HAT

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transfers acetyl groups to histone tail

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HDAC

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removes acetyl groups from histone tails

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