Genomics Virtual Field Trip Recap

Match the vocabulary word to the correct definition.

• the basic physical and functional unit of heredity (made up of DNA)

• gene

• characteristic of an individual that is determined by the interaction with the environment w/ genes

• DNA

• the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell.

• genome

• the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms.

• bioinformatics

• a field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data

• trait

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Illumina creates machines that can sequence or read __.

• DNA

• genomes

• mutations

• diseases

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Genomics is the study of the genome, which is only found in humans.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Genomes are the DNA found in an organism. It can be found in any living organism, including plants and animals.

DNA stands for ___.

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Dynamicnucleic Acid

• Derivednucleic Acid

• Dualnucleic Acid

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DNA strands contain small base levels called ​ (a)   referred to as A's, C's, T's, and G's which stand for ​ (b)   ,​ (c)   , ​ (d)   , and ​ (e)   .

• nucleotides
• adenine
• cytosine
• thymine
• guanine
• cellulose
• tyrosine
• glycerol
• glycogen
• amino acids

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​ (a)   that move from humans to animals or animals to humans are called ​ (b)   viruses.

• Viruses
• zoonotic
• contagious
• Diseases

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Our gut is sometimes called our second ___,

A collection of microorganisms that live inside and on the human body

• microbiome

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Parasites

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How many cells of microbiomes are contained in the human body?

• 100 trillion

• 10 million

• 1 billion

• 500 million

The ​ (a)   nerve sits on the ​ (b)   ​ and spreads from the ​ (c)   to the ​ (d)   .

• vagus
• stomach
• brain
• cranial