Unit 1 Genomics

Question 1

Archaea

Answer 1

A domain of life

Question 2

Bacteria

Answer 2

A domain of life

Question 3

Bioinformatics

Answer 3

Use of computers and statistics in analysis of sequence data

Question 4

Fossil evidence

Answer 4

Information derived from the remains of extinct organisms

Question 5

Molecular clock

Answer 5

Graph that shows differences in sequence data for a protein against time

Question 6

Personalised medicine

Answer 6

Possible future development in which treatment is based on an individual’s genome

Question 7

Phylogenetics

Answer 7

Study of evolutionary relatedness of species

Question 8

Sequence data

Answer 8

Information concerning amino acid or nucleotide base sequences

Question 9

A domain of life

Answer 9

Archaea

Question 10

A domain of life

Answer 10

Bacteria

Question 11

Use of computers and statistics in analysis of sequence data

Answer 11

Bioinformatics

Question 12

Information derived from the remains of extinct organisms

Answer 12

Fossil evidence

Question 13

Graph that shows differences in sequence data for a protein against time

Answer 13

Molecular clock

Question 14

Possible future development in which treatment is based on an individual’s genome

Answer 14

Personalised medicine

Question 15

Study of evolutionary relatedness of species

Answer 15

Phylogenetics

Question 16

Information concerning amino acid or nucleotide base sequences

Answer 16

Sequence data