Unit 1 Topic 5 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the genome?
A
the sun total of all the hereditary material within an organism
2
Q
What is genomics
A
the study of the properties of genomes
3
Q
what is the study of single genes or groups of genes?
A
genetics
4
Q
what are some functions of non-coding regions?
A
regulating transcription
transcription of RNA
no known function
5
Q
what are coding regions
A
sections of DNA which contain a gene
6
Q
what makes up most of the genome?
A
non-coding regions
7
Q
what control the transcription of genes?
A
regulatory sequences
