Chapter 17

Question 1

haplogroup

Answer 1

An extensive set of SNP markers linked on a chromosome that are inherited together and indicate deep ancestry

Question 2

indels

Answer 2

insertions and deletions of DNA in a genome

Question 3

introgression

Answer 3

entry of a gene variant into a genome from an individual of a different species or subspecies

Question 4

Short Tandem Reprats

Answer 4

repeats of 2 to 10 DNA bases that are compared in DNA PROFILING

Question 5

synteny

Answer 5

correspondence of gene order on the same chromosome in two or more species