SI 3/29

Duplicated chromosome segments larger than 1000 bp

• Barr bodies

• segmental duplications

• highly repetitive DNA

• Long terminal repeat elements

A site in the genome where individual members differ in a single base pair (you can use the abbreviation to answer as well)

(a)  

A set of linked genetic variants on a single chromosome that are inherited together

(a)  

Name for a specific SNP used to identify a larger haplotype ( (a)   -SNP)

The field that uses computer science to develop algorithms and gene-prediction software to make sense of DNA, RNA, and protein sequence data?

• Genome-wide association studies

• Bioinformatics

• Metagenomics

• Synthetic biology

Looks for nonrandom associations between the presence of a trait and SNPs across a genome

• Genome-wide association studies

• Bioinformatics

• Metagenomics

• Synthetic biology

The field that consists of sequencing of the genomes of organisms that inhabit a common environment to look for commonality

• Genome-wide association studies

• Bioinformatics

• Metagenomics

• Synthetic biology

Field of genetics with the goal of designing organisms that might provide useful functions to humans

• Genome-wide association studies

• Bioinformatics

• Metagenomics

• Synthetic biology

Recognizes specific nucleotide sequences in DNA and make double-stranded cuts at those sequences (called restriction sites)

(a)  

Short, single-stranded overhanging end on a DNA molecule produced when the DNA is cut by certain restriction enzymes

(a)