Prequel & Lecture 1 Flashcards
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What is population genetics
studying the genetics within a population
what is MRCA/LCA??
it is the most recent person with all of the DNA from the generations to come
Explain population genetics to a 5-year old
so every human almost the exact same, expect for a tiny part. that’s what population genetics is taking that tiny part that is different and seeing why its so different and what makes it different within a group of people like your classroom vs. another
Covid is an:
RNA virus that is 30k bases long
Covid has:
Spike Proteins
The first recorded case was seen in:
Wuhan China and was used as a baseline
How do you track the spread of a virus?
By the mutations and the Last Common ancestor
January 8th Mutation
In Wuhan China
Late February Mutation
In Guangzhou China
January 5th Mutation
Seattle New Jersey
Late February USA Mutation
Washingtion
Grand Princess Cruise?
9 cases
Where did California get it’s virus from
China
Where did New York get its virus from
Europe
Where did Munich get its virus
Shanghai
Where did a women in Manhattan gets its virus from
Iran
Where did Guatemala get the virus from
Deportees from the USA
Was Covid a Fast or Slow mutating Virus
Slow Virus
Court Case: What was the situation
A man shot a sheep when it wasn’t hunting season in a certain region but brought it back to his home region and played it off as a legally killed sheep
Court Case: What was the basis of hoping to get the evidence thrown out
That the genetic population used to compare the DNA was not wide enough to include the certain population of sheep killed
Court Case: What method did the Laboratory use to analyze the DNA evidence?
Micro-satellite PCR
