Flashcards in Lecture 2: Eukaryote Genome Deck (6)
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1
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What is the Stem Eukaryote?
A
the single common ancestor of all Eukaryotes: eukaryotes are “monophyletic”
2
Q
What is true about chromosomes?
A
they are highly structures & condensed
3
Q
How do the sizes of eukaryotic genomes and gene numbers vary?
A
very dramatically
4
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What is repetitive DNA?
A
a major component of the eukaryotic genomes
5
Q
What is the composition of tandem repeats (Satellite DNAs)?
A
centromere, telomere, mini- and micro-satellites
6
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What is the composition of interspersed repeats?
A
transposable elements