unit one - genomic sequencing

Question 1

what is genomic sequencing?

Answer 1

the sequence of nucleotide bases can be determined for the individual genes and entire genomes

Question 2

what does the comparison of genomes reveal?

Answer 2

reveals that many genes are highly conserved across different organisms

Question 3

what is bioinformatics?

Answer 3

to compare sequence data, computer and statistical analyses

Question 4

how can the sequence of events be determined?

Answer 4

using sequence data and fossil evidence

Question 5

what are the three domains of life?

Answer 5

eukaryotes, bacteria, archaea

Question 6

what is phylogenetics?

Answer 6

the study of evolutionary history and relationship

Question 7

what is sequence divergence used for?

Answer 7

used to estimate time since lineages diverged

Question 8

what do molecular clocks do?

Answer 8

they are used to show when species diverged during evolution

Question 9

what is pharmacogenetics?

Answer 9

the use of genome information in the choice of drugs