OMICS!

Question 1

Proteomics

Answer 1

The analysis of all the proteins in a cell or tissue

Question 2

Metabolomics

Answer 2

the analysis of proteins and enzymatic pathways involved in cell metabolism

Question 3

glycomics

Answer 3

the analysis of the carbohydrates of a cell or tissue

Question 4

toxicogenomics

Answer 4

the study of the effects of toxic chemicals on genes, including mutations created by toxins and changes in gene expression caused by toxins

Question 5

metagenomics

Answer 5

the analysis of genomes of organisms collected from the environment

Question 6

pharmacogenomics

Answer 6

the development of customized medicine based on a person’s genetic profile for a particular condition

Question 7

transcriptomics

Answer 7

the analysis of all expressed genes in a cell or tissue

Question 8

Comparative genomics

Answer 8

compares the genomes of different organisms to answer questions about genetics and other aspects of biology

Question 9

What type of chemical analysis has been instrumental in the development of proteomics?

Answer 9

Mass Spectrometry

Question 10

Proteomics can be used to determine differences between the number of genes in a genome and _________

Answer 10

And the number of different proteins produced

Question 11

Systems biology incorporates data from genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics to establish a course of interaction between all the components of an organisms cells. This is known as an ___________

Answer 11

Interactome