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Chapter 21: Genomes and their evolution Flashcards

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when was the human genome published

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2006

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what is the goal of the human genome project

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complete the nucleotide sequence

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when did the human genome project begin

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1990

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who invented the whole genome shotgun approach

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J. Craig Venter

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what was the whole-genome approach?

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  • cut the DNA into overlapping fragments
  • clone the fragments in plasmid
  • sequence
  • order the sequences into one sequence
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how are newer techniques of sequencing beneficial

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  • they are faster paced and have a lowered cost of genome sequencing
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what do next generation cloning techniques not requ

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a cloning step

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what is genomics

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the study of whole sets of genes and their interactions

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what information can comparing genes give us

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provide insight into evolution and their biological processes

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what is bioinformatics

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storage, analysis and distribution of biological data, most often DNA and amino acid sequences

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what does NLM stand form

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national library of medicine

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what does NIH stand for

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National institutes of Health

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who maintains the NCBI

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NLM and NIH

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what is GenBank

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the NCBI data base of sequences that is constantly updated

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what does the NCBI blast allow software users to search for

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  • specfic dna sequence
  • protein sequence
  • common stretches of amino acids
  • 3D protein structures
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what can the NCBI give insight on

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common stretches of amino acidcs

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what is proteomics

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studying large sets of proteins

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what is a proteome

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entire set of proteins expressed by a cell or group of cells

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what have scientists begun to compile in systems bio

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catalogs of genes and proteins

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what is systems biology

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the computer software that is used to map genes and to produce a functional map of their interactions

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how can geneticists study genes directly

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using available DNA sequences

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what is gene annotation

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the identification of protein-coding genes within DNA sequences in a database

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what do the computers search in the protein

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  • translational start and stop signals
  • RNA splicing sites
  • promotor sequences
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what can help provide clues about a proteins function

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comparing sequences of unknown genes with those of known genes

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how can you show the gene function is altered
knocking out the function
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who published the pan cancer atlas
the cancer genome atlas project in 2018
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what was the pan cancer atlas
- many interacting genes and gene products were analyzed
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how did the pan cancer atlas contribute to medicine
showed how, where, and why tumors arise
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what is used to analyze the gene expression patterns in patients with cancers or other diseases
- DNA microarrays - silicon chips - RNA seq
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why is it good to analyze what genes are overexpressed or underexpressed in cancer
- allows physicians to tailor the treatment to unique genetic makeup of the patient and the caner
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how many genes do free-living bacteria and archae
1500-7500 genes
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what is not correclated to genome size
the number of genes
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what species has the lowest gene density
humans or other mammals
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what is gene density
the # of genes in a given length of DNA
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what do multicellular eukaryptes have
- many introns within genes | - large amount of noncoding dna between genes
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what did sequencing of the human geneome reveal
- 98.5% does not code for proteins, rRNAs or tRNAs
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what % do the gene regulatory sequences and introns account for
5
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what are some noncoding DNA that is found between genes
- pseudogenes | - repetitive DNA
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what is a pseudogene
former genes that have accumulated mutations and are not functional
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what is repetitive dna
dna that is present in multiple copies in the genome
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what is there a high level of in noncoding genes
sequence conservation which suggests that these regions have important functions
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what are transposable elements
stretches of dna that can move from one location to another
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how much of the human dna is made up of transposable elements
75%
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what are the two types of transposable elements
transposons | retrotransposons
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what is the retrotransposon
move by means of rna intermediate and they use a reverse transcriptase
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what is the transposon
move by means of DNA intermediate and require a transposase enzyme
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what is the most abundant transposable element in the human genome
the retrotransposon
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what sequence does the retrotransposon contain
Line-1 (L1)
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what are come characteristics of the L1 sequence
- low rate of transposition that can affect gene expression
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what is the basis of change at the genomic level
mutation
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what has happened to th esize of genomes over evolutionary time
they have increased, with extra genetic material providing raw material for gene diversification
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what is polyploidy and how can it be achieved
one or more extra sets of chromosomes | -accidents in meiosis
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what can happen to chromosomes that are polyploidy
- extra sets diverge by accumulating mutations | - variations persist if the organism carrying them survives and reproduces
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what can unequal crossing during prophase 1 result in
one chromosome with a deletion and another with a duplication of a particular region
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what can transposable elements show
sites for crossover
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what do multiple copies of similar transposble element causd
facilitate recombination/ crossing over
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what can an insertion of transposable element w. protein coding sequence do
block protein production
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what can increase protein production
insertion of a transposable element with the regulatory sequence
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what is present in one copy per haploid set of chromosomes
eukaryotic genes
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what is a multigene family
collection of 2 or more identical or very similar genes
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what is an example of multigene families
- nonidentical genes that code for globins
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what are alpha and beta globins
polypeptides of hemoglobin coded by genes on different human chromosomes
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how many pairs of chromosomes do humans have
23
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how many chromosomes do chimpanzees have
24 pairs
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what contributes to the generation of new species
chromosomal rearrangements
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what did the lysozyme gene evolve into and how
- gene was duplicated and evolved into the gene that codes for alpha-lactalbumin
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what us lysozyme
an enzyme that protects animals against bacterial infection
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what is alpha-lactalbumin
nonenzymatic protein that allows for milk production in mammals
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what do comparisons of closely related species help with
shed light on recent evolutionary events
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what is a highly conserved gene
the gene that has changed very little over time
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how can highly conserved genes be studied
in model organisms and the results can be applied to another organism
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what genes from both mouse and human species encode the same amino acids
FOXP2 GENE
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what does the the foxp2 gene regulate
genes that function in vocalization in | vertebrates
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what is the result of a mutation of the foxp2 gene
produce severe language and speech impairment in humans
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what is an effect of the damaged foxp2 gene in muce
malformed brains and fail to emit | normal ultrasonic vocalization
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what is evolutionary development biology (Evodevo
compares developmental processes of | different multicellular organisms
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what has the analysis of the homeotic genes in Drosophilia shown
``` that they all include a sequence called a a homeobox (DNA seq) ```
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what does the homeobox do
encodes genes that specify | identity of body segments of the fly
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where have similar homeobox genes been found
regulatory genes of yeasts and plants
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what homeotic genes in animals called
Hox genes
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what do homeobox genes code for
a domian
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what is the homeodomain
is the part of the protein that binds | to the DNA, where the protein functions as a transcription factor
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are homeotic genes conserved
yes

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