ANTHROP 2D03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Noncoding Dna, Human Genome, Dna Replication
20 Sep 2016
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Scale, structure, organization, inheritance of the human genome. Start with the structure of dna (deoxyribonucleic acid) How information in dna is used to make rna (ribonucleic acid) and proteins (gene expression) How information in dna is passed from one cell to daughter cells, and from one generation to the next. How our genome is inherited in different ways. The big picture: an overview of the human genome. February 2001 a milestone was reached in sequencing the human genome. Genomics: the mapping, sequencing, and analysis of genomes. The human genome facilitates comparative analysis of other animal genomes, and an understanding of the structure and function of chromosomes. Diploid: two copies of the genome in each of our somatic cells. Haploid: a single copy of the genome. Somatic cells: the cells that make up our tissues. The human haploid genome: a single copy, composed of about 3. 2 billion nucleotides (nt) Nucleotides: fundamental building blocks of dna within which information is encoded.
