Table of contents

1. Introduction to Genetics(0)
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance(0)
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance(0)
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage(0)
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses(0)
6. Chromosomal Variation(0)
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure(0)
8. DNA Replication(0)
9. Mitosis and Meiosis(0)
10. Transcription(0)
11. Translation(0)
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes(0)
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes(0)
14. Genetic Control of Development(0)
15. Genomes and Genomics(0)
16. Transposable Elements(0)
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination(0)
18. Molecular Genetic Tools(0)
- Genetic Cloning
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- Methods for Analyzing DNA
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19. Cancer Genetics(0)
- Overview of Cancer
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- Cancer Mutations
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20. Quantitative Genetics(0)
21. Population Genetics(0)
- Hardy Weinberg
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- Allelic Frequency Changes
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22. Evolutionary Genetics(0)

15. Genomes and Genomics

Sequencing the Genome

15. Genomes and Genomics

Sequencing the Genome: Study with Video Lessons, Practice Problems & Examples

Sequencing the Genome Practice Problems

12 problems

1PRACTICE PROBLEM

A high-quality genome sequence that serves as a representative example of a species or population is termed:

2PRACTICE PROBLEM

Genes that have evolved from a common ancestral gene through speciation are termed:

3PRACTICE PROBLEM

The first genome to be sequenced in an organism was the genome of the:

4PRACTICE PROBLEM

Shotgun sequencing is a high-throughput method for sequencing DNA. A major disadvantage of shotgun sequencing is:

5PRACTICE PROBLEM

All of the following are types of genome sequencing, except:

6PRACTICE PROBLEM

Which of the following is a sequencing technique used for small DNA fragments?

7PRACTICE PROBLEM

Single-cell sequencing involves isolating _________ from a single cell and then subjecting it to whole-genome amplification by PCR to produce sufficient DNA to be sequenced.

8PRACTICE PROBLEM

The Panther database (http://www.pantherdb.org/data/) provides useful information about the evolution of protein-coding gene families from various animals. Under the Genes & Orthologs tabs, Panther currently has the complete sets of protein-coding genes from the total of _____ organisms.

9PRACTICE PROBLEM

Which of the following describes whole exome sequencing?

10PRACTICE PROBLEM

______ is a process of whole sequencing of a novel genome with no existing reference sequence.

11PRACTICE PROBLEM

Which of the following statements about whole genome sequencing is true?

12PRACTICE PROBLEM

If the following sequence is contig 1, which of the following sequences can be considered the closest similar contig?