The OMICS Flashcards
Whose goals are to…
• Determine entire sequence of human genome
• Identify and map the genes in the human genome
• Find single nucleotide polymorphisms
• Address and predict ethical issues associated
• To deal with unanticipated ethical issues
human genome sequence effort
steps to sequencing
DNA extraction –> DNA fragmentation –> Clone into vectors –> transform bacteria, grow, isolate vector DNA, sequence the library –> assemble contiguous fragments
was genome mapped prior to sequencing
yeah
what does annotation mean
identifying the function
regulatory domains
TATA boxes, C-G rich region
start and stop sites are in same frame as what?
associated splicing and tailing sequences
do open reading frames always have a sequence that will make a protein
no
what can the annotation process miss?
• Very small ORFs (open reading frames)
• Small genes within larger genes
• Genes on opposing DNA strands
• Gene that are not translated into protein
– (some RNA molecules)
• Other unknown RNA species
• It is difficult to predict splice variants
does the size of chromosome always correlate with the number of genes
nah
what chromosome correlate with trisomy and also have the least amount of genes
13, 18, 21
amount of genes we have
20,000 - 25,000
why doesn’t gene number correlate with the number of proteins produced?
alternative splicing, RNA editing, post translational modifications
percent of our genome that is repetitive sequence
50%
difference between STR and VNTR
STR - di, tri, or tetra nucleotide repeats
VNTR - slightly longer repeats
what are transposons
LINES and SINES
transposons are associated with what type of sequence
Alu sequence
what are the types of pseudogenes
vestigal genes (now dominant), duplicated genes that are not expressed, processed pseudogenes
genes without introns that are typically not expressed
processed pseudogene
basically mRNA turned into DNA then integrated into new chromosomal site
what does processed pseudogene have at its 3’ end
A rich tract
type of pseudogene - humans have the gene for vitamin C but it does not function
vestigial gene
type of pseudogene - one of the globin genes in the beta globin locus is not expressed
duplicated gene
most repetitive DNA in the genome
transposons
two ways that transposons can lead to disease
1) jumping gene can integrate into critical spot in genome, disrupt the gene, then cause disease
2) misalignment during meiosis and gene disruption
what do crime investigators and paternity suits use to determine identity
STR (most importantly) and VNTR