REVIEW QUESTIONS CHAPTER 1 1. Place the following terms in size order‚ from largest to smallest‚ based on the structures or concepts they represent: a. chromosome b.gene pool c. gene d. DNA e. genome Gene pool‚ genome‚ chromosome‚ gene‚ DNA 2. Distinguish between: a. an autosome and a sex chromosome b. genotype and phenotype c. DNA and RNA d. recessvie and dominant traits e. pedigrees and karyotypes f. gene and genome a. An autosome does
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For over a decade‚ there has been a controversial issue dealing with building a national DNA database. This issue has been brought up over the discussion of the actual database and what kinds of effects will come out of it‚ if it actually happens to go through. Some people think the database will be a force in crime fighting. Others think it is a violation of civil liberties. In the early 1900s‚ “fingerprinting‚” a new crime-fighting database‚ was developed. With the exception of identical
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to that person‚ therefore it is a great resource for police to help locate people involved in a case. Families share many of the same traits in their DNA but people are unsure of whether or not they have similarities‚ In this experiment that question will be answered. There are three main fingerprint types: arches‚loops‚and whorls. (GeneEd - DNA Fingerprints 2003‚ April 12). The police take fingerprint samples from the crime scene or from involved people). Once the fingerprints are taken and
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An Introduction to DNA microarrays Rebecca Fry‚ Ph.D. http://www.buffalo.edu/UBT/UBT What is a DNA Microarray? genes or gene fragments attached to a substrate (glass) Tens of thousands of spots Hybridized slide Two dyes Image analyzed 1 The Beginnings of Microarray Technology Lockhart et al.‚ 1996 Nature Biotechnology “Expression monitoring by hybridisation to high-density oligonucleotide arrays” Schena et al.‚ 1995 Science “Quantitative monitoring of gene expression
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will finish off talking about PCR‚ and then we will discuss how it can be used. If we go back to the slide of the double stranded DNA‚ and if we take that to a high temperature‚ the two strands separate‚ you then add the primers‚ which interact with ? On the strand‚ synthesis takes place in the 5-3 direction‚ then you end up with 2 molecules identical to the DNA‚ and then you do another round‚ so it’s an exponential increase. There are different enzymes and polymerases‚ which come from bacteria
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Associate Program Material DNA Worksheet Answer the following in at least 100 words: 1. Describe the structure of DNA. DNA is a polymer‚ which is a chemical compound or a mixture of compounds consisting of repeating structural units. These repeating structures are created through polymerization. The monomer‚ meaning one part‚ units of DNA are nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of a five carbon sugar‚ also known as deoxyribose‚ and nitrogen containing base attached to the sugar
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plasmid DNA and analysis of isolated plasmid Introduction: A plasmid is an autonomously replicating extra-chromosomal genetic element. In other words‚ this is a DNA molecule external to the bacterial chromosome that is able to replicate on its own and distribute its daughter molecules to daughter cells. You have successfully cloned a fragment of chromosomal DNA containing a tetracycline resistance cassette into a plasmid (pET11a). To this end you have (1) isolated total chromosomal DNA from your
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INDEX • DNA • DNA Structure • Interesting Facts • What is Need? • Where it all started? • How it works? • DNA Chip • Advantages • Challenges to Implementation • Goals for This Work • Applications • Limitations • Latest Developments • Comparison of DNA computers with conventional Computer • Features of DNA computer • DNA BASICS •
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Extraction of DNA Science Fair Project 2013-2014 Produced by Nadia Walker Due Date: Monday January 20th 2014 Presented to Mr. Freimann Date Submitted: Monday January 20th 2014 Table of Contents Introduction page 1 Hypothesis and materials
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DNA Worksheet Misanna Gordon SCI 230 December 02‚ 2012 Mitzie Sowell Associate Program Material DNA Worksheet Answer the following in at least 100 words: 1. Describe the structure of DNA. A DNA molecule which is abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid is made up of very long chains of monomers and polymers that are called nucleotides. These two chains in particular which composes of DNA strain are then formed by the grouping of the nucleotides into the polynucleotides. The
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