Unit 1: Human Genomics
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Define a genome
An organisms entire hereditary information encoded in DNA
What was the aims of the human genome project?
-To identify abt 100,00 genes in the human dna -To determine the sequences of the 3 billion bases that make up human DNA
Around how many protein-coding genes are there ?
25,000
True or False ? Bioinformatics is when computer programs identify the base sequences by looking to ones similar to known ones
True
What does personalised medicine involve?
• A personal genome sequence
What is pharmacogenetics ?
The use of genome information in the choice of drugs
What can DNA from the Mitochondria be used to retain?
Accurate records of mutations over generations
How far back can mitochondrial DNA be traced?
150,000 years