uses of DNA sequencing CGP

Question 1

what is computational biology?

Answer 1

use of computers to study biology by creating computer simulations and models

Question 2

what is bioinformatics?

Answer 2

developing and using computer software to analyse and store biological data

Question 3

what does computational biology and bioinformatics allow a scientist to do?

Answer 3

compare gene and whole genome sequences between organisms of the same and different species

Question 4

what are epidemiological studies?

Answer 4

study of health and disease within a population

Question 5

how can mutations in diseases be detected by gene sequences?

Answer 5

comparisons in the gene sequencing between organisms with and without the disease can help find the mutation

Question 6

how can evolutionary links be detected by gene sequences?

Answer 6

the more similarities in the DNA sequence of two organisms, the more likely they evolved from a recent common ancestor

Question 7

how can a pathogen’s gene sequence be useful in finding a vaccine?

Answer 7

the genes for the antigen can be found by sequencing which allows a scientist to replicate the pathogen, kill/weaken it and use it in a vaccine

Question 8

what is synthetic biology?

Answer 8

ability to construct biological molecules

Question 9

how does sequencing allow for synthetic biology?

Answer 9

bases can be sequenced which allows you to find the specific codon

finding the codons allows you to find the amino acids present which gives you a prediction of the primary structure

allows us to modify a protein