DNA And Genome Flashcards

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What is a polymer?

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A repeating unit

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What is DNA and what does it stand for?

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Biological molecule, Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid

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What are genes?

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Sections of DNA that code for a protein

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What does each gene code for?

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A sequence of amino acids, those amino acids get strung together in something called protein synthesis, once they form a chain they fold forming a protein

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What is a genome?

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Entire genetic make up of an organism

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How many genes are in a human genome, and who made the discovery and when?

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21k genes, Human Genome Project in 2003

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How else did the human genome project help?

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Understand inherited diseases and causes of communicable diseases e.g bacteria

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How does genome help have an understanding of ancestors?

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Tracing genomes away from common ancestors - shows migration patterns

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