[2S] UNIT 4 Genomes and Variant Flashcards
Study of totality of genome of a living organism
Genomics
Total nucleic acid sequences and what will it be translated into a living organism, including viruses
Genome
the coding material; distinct sequence of
nucleotides, forming part of a chromosome
Genes
Compact bacterial chromosome
Nucleoid
About a third of the volume of the cell
Bacterial genomes
- supercoil loop of DNA
- randomly distributed
chromosomal domains
T/F: Bacterial chromosomes are majority circular and some are linear
T
Multiple 1-Mb chromosomes
Borrelia spp.
8-Mb chromosomes
Streptomyces spp.
T/F: In prokaryotic cells, since there are no membrane-bound organelles (ex. nucleus and mitochondria), the genome is packaged into a nucleoid
T
_____ with DNA bridging, wrapping, or bending activities contribute to the organization of the chromosome
Nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs)
T/F: Viruses are composed of both RNA or DNA
F; Viruses are composed of either RNA or DNA (never both)
VIRAL GENOME
Nucleic acid genome
RNA or DNA (never both)
VIRAL GENOME
symmetrical or quasi symmetrical
capsid
VIRAL GENOME
a protein that encodes the nucleic acid (DNA / RNA)
capsid
virus that infects bacteria and archaea
bacteriophage
bacteriophage greek term meaning
bacteria eater
how many base pairs are in a human genome?
3.4 billion base pairs
a type of packaging for complex viruses wherein the viral capsid is constructed first, then the genetic material enters
Phage lambda maturation
average gene of a human genome
3000 bases, vary in size
Largest known human gene ______ at 2.4M bases
dystrophin
T/F: Almost all (99.9%) nucleotide bases are exactly the same in all people.
T
HUMAN GENOME
T/F: Unknown function: 50% of discovered genes
T
T/F: The more complex the cell gets, their genetic material becomes shorter but it does not necessarily mean that they contain more functional units
F; longer