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What is the genome?
What is sequencing?
A
The entire genetic material of an organism in the nucleus of a cell (in eukaryotes)
Working out the DNA base sequence for all DNA in a cell
-many organisms have been sequenced (human genome project which took 13 years from 2003)
2
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What is happening to sequencing methods as of late?
A
Improving, becoming automated
3
Q
Why is it easy to sequence prokaryotic cells?
Why is this useful?
A
Dont contain introns
-so genome can be used to directly sequence proteins that derive from genetic code (proteome) of organism
Can identify potential antigens to use a vaccine.
4
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Why is is difficult to sequence complex organisms?
A
Have introns (eukaryotes) and regulatory genes in DNA.
-not easily used to translate proteome
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