BIOL1020 Study Guide - Genome Size, Transcriptomics Technologies, Regulatory Sequence
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Gene: a segment of dna needed to contribute to a function by encoding a protein. Genetics: study of the function of individual genes and their effects. Genome: the entire dna content and hereditary material possessed by an organism (may refer to nuclear, mitochondrial or chloroplast genome) Genomics: study of the functions and interactions of all genes in the genome. 1977: first dna genome sequenced (e coli bacteriophage) Insert plasmid into bacteria and grow each as individual strain: ordering: determine position of each clone along chromosome using various techniques (i. e. electrophoresis, sequencing: determine nucleotide sequence of each fragment, assembling: use computer to manage data. Use pcr instead (service sequences purified dna) costs about . Soon the genome sequence of any organism will be known. Genome sequencing will become a clinical test at birth. Most drugs currently wasted due to incompatibility with patient genotypes. Causes financial waste and harm to patients.
