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Why might the ability to determine the genome of simple organisms be useful to medical scientists?

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Could be used to identify antigens for use in vaccine production.

2
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Why is determining the genome of more complex organisms not easily translated into proteome?

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Most of the DNA consists of introns.

3
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What is a genome?

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all of the genetic material in an organism.

4
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How long did it take to map all 3 billion base pairs organised into 20,000 genes achieved in 2003?

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13 years

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what is bioinformatics?

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the science of collecting and analysing complex biological data such as genetic codes.

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How is all of the information stores in bioinformatics?

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computers

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How is the data analysed in bioinformatics?

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algorithms (mathematical formulae)

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What is WGS short for?

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whole genome shotgun

9
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What happens in WGS?

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the DNA is cut in small sections, use computer algorithms to align overlapping segments to assemble the entire genome. this is rapid and continually updated.

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What does SNP stand for?

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single nucleotide polymorphisms

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What are SNP’s?

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single base variations in the human genome which are associated with disease and disorders.

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What is offered to individuals to determine whether they have SNP’s in their DNA?

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medical screening

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Aside from determining the presence of diseases and disorders, what is another purpose of sequencing DNA?

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determine evolutionary relationships between species

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What is the proteome?

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the proteins the coded for by the genome of an organism.

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What is the definition of a proteome taking into account that not all genes are switched on to make proteins all of the time?

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proteins produced in a given type of cell (cellular proteome) or organism (complete proteome), at a given time, under specified conditions.

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H. Influenza was the first bacterium to have its genome fully sequenced. When was this done?

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1995

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What is the name of the project currently underway to sequence many single-celled organisms’ genomes?

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human microbiome project

18
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What is the hope for the human microbiome project after its completion?

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help cure diseases and exploit knowledge.

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Why is it easier to sequence the genome of prokaryotes?

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small amount of genetic material with few introns.

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Knowing the genome of disease causing bacteria could reduce the impact of pathogens. Why?

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identify the proteins acting as antigens, crease a vaccine and give to people in appropriate doses. This will allow a secondary immune response to protect people from particular diseases.

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Why is it difficult to sequence the genome of eukaryotes?

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Many introns which are non-coding (as little as 1.5% may code for human proteins), and all humans (except identical twins) have differenced in their genome.