Lesson About Studying Human Genome

The Human Genome

by Aicelle Velasco

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What is a genome?

• the complete set of genetic information in an organism.

• A garden ornament 
• The sum of all human material.
• A totally unique set of genetic material not shared with anything else

Multiple Choice

Mr. Jones was killed in a car accident.  Afterwards, a former girlfriend filed a paternity suit claiming that Mr. Jones was the father of her child, and thus she was entitled to the man’s estate.  Which sample of DNA would have to be from Mr. Jones if he were the child’s father? 

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

How many nucleotides make up a codon?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 15

Multiple Choice

Which man is the father of this baby?

• Father 1
• Father 2
• Father 3
• None of them

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Collection of DNA fragments that can be used to identify genetically unique individuals

• Genome

• DNA Ladder

• DNA Fingerprint

• DNA Analysis

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The main goal of the Human Genome Project (HGP) was to:

• Identify the unique parts of each person's DNA.
• Identify genes responsible for human diseases.
• Identify genes responsible for human behavior.
• Determine the entire sequence of human DNA.

Multiple Choice

What year was the Human Genome Project (HGP) started?

• 1990
• 1999
• 2003
• 1987

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Open Reading Frames would usually start with....

• ATG

• TAG

• TAA

• TGA

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Genetic variation that are located close together are called

• haplotypes

• proteomes

• HapMap

• SNPs

Multiple Choice

What are the variations in specific nucleotides that are linked to human disorders called?

• proteomes

• haplotypes

• SNPs

• genome

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 When a single nucleotide in the genome is altered / changed

• DNA FINGERPRINTING

• single nucleotide polymorphism

• Open Reading Frames

Multiple Choice

the large-scale study and cataloging of the structure and function of proteins.

• Proteomics

• Genomics

• Gene therapy

• Pharmacogenomic

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Science of managing and analyzing biological data using advanced computers.

• Bioinformatics

• Genomics

• Forensics

• Human Genome Project

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Study of genes and their function.

• Forensics

• Bioinformatics

• Genomics

• Human Genome Project

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a technique that places a gene into a cell to correct a hereditary disease or to improve the genome

• bioinformatics

• cloning by nuclear transfer

• single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)

• gene therapy

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What is meant by the term pharmacogenetics?

• The use of statistics and computer technology to analyse gene sequencing data.

• The study of a persons genome to produce personalised medicine

• Comparing the similarities and differences in genomes between two species e.g. disease and non disease causing organisms

• The study of evolutionary relatedness between organisms