Genomes Flashcards
(41 cards)
Long repeated sequence
several thousand nucleotides long
Tandem LRS
next to each other
Dispersed LRS
spread throughout genome
Short repeating sequences
difficult to sequence b/c can can fold back on itself to form double stranded structure
can make secondary structure
human genome similarity
99.7-99.9%`
Individual’s genome can indicate
susceptible to disease
drug sensitivity
personalized medicine
Genomes contain sequence types:
- protein coding regions
- noncoding regions
- regions that are transcribed into RNA but never translated into protein
Genome annotation
process by which researches ID various types of sequence present in genome and where they are located
Sequence Motiff
signurature of protein coding gene.
looking for very long strands of reading frames that make open reading frames
Protein coding region
contains open reading frame
Open reading frame motif
long stretch of codons for amino acids with no stop codons
transfer RNAs
forms hairpin structure, can fold back on itself
Transcription factor motifs
hard b/c short
6-8 nucleotide long sequences
close to each other, upstream of long ORF
Notes about Genome annotation
imperfect
hypothetical protein
analyzes differences and similiarities in protein coding genes in genomes of different species
Hypotehtical protein
Common annotation,
found in large ORF, but dont know what it is
conserved regions
Comparative Genomics
analyzes differences and similiarities in protein coding genes in genomes of different species
conserved regions
sequences that are similar in different organisms
Genome size (number of bases)
does not correlate with complexity
Polyploidy
having more than 2 sets of chromosomes in genome
Part of reason for genome size not being relative to complexity
Allopolyploidy
• Species A X Species B= new species AB
• 2 genomes, A and B
o Mom and dads genomes stayed diploid, didn’t go haploid
Autoploidy
Same genome, doubling
• Species A produces unreduced gamets: new species AA
Unreduced gametes
Repetitive elements
Highly repeptitive: .100,000 copies o moderately repetitive DNA 100-10,000 copies o Human genome examples • Alpha satellite Transposable elements:
Alphasatelile DNA
repetitive DNA in microtubule attachmment to centromeres, really important for cell division
Transposible Elements
replicates and inserts itself into new positions in genome
DNA all the time