Chapter 21 (Manipulating Genomes) Flashcards
(6 cards)
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What is Genomics?
A
Applying DNA sequencing methods and computational biology to analyse structure + function of genomes
2
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What is Proteomics?
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Studying AA sequence of an organisms entire protein complement
3
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What is DNA profiling?
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Producing an image of the patterns in the non-coding DNA of an individual
4
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What is DNA sequencing?
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Working out the sequence of bases in a strand of DNA
5
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What does transgenic mean?
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An organism carrying genes from another organism
6
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What is a restriction endonuclease?
A
Enzymes that split DNA strands into smaller pieces
