Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)

3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780134605173

Author: Mark F. Sanders, John L. Bowman

Publisher: PEARSON

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Genome annotation

The technique of linking biological information to genome sequences is termed genome annotation. Gene annotation is the method of identifying gene locations and coding sections. It helps us understand what these genes are doing in the body through establ…

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Chapter 16, Problem 5P

How do comparisons between genomes of related species help refine gene annotation?

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Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)

Ch. 16 - You have discovered a new species of Archaea from...Ch. 16 - 16.2 Repetitive DNA poses problems for genome...Ch. 16 - 16.3 When the whole-genome shotgun sequence of the...Ch. 16 - How do cDNA sequences facilitate gene annotation?...Ch. 16 - 16.5 How do comparisons between genomes of related...Ch. 16 - 16.6 You are designing algorithms for the...Ch. 16 - 16.7 You have sequenced a region of the Bacillus...Ch. 16 - You have just obtained 100-kb of genomic sequence...Ch. 16 - 16.9 The human genome contains a large number of...Ch. 16 - Based on the tree of life in Figure 16.12, would...

Ch. 16 - 16.11 When comparing genes from two sequenced...Ch. 16 - 16.12 What is a reference genome? How can it be...Ch. 16 - Prob. 13P Ch. 16 - Prob. 14P Ch. 16 - 16.16 Consider the phylogenetic tree below with...Ch. 16 - You have isolated a gene that is important for the...Ch. 16 - 16.18 When the human genome is examined, the...Ch. 16 - Symbiodinium minutum is a dinoflagellate with a...Ch. 16 - Substantial fractions of the genomes of many...Ch. 16 - 16.21 A modification of the system, called the ...Ch. 16 - 16.22 A substantial fraction of almost every...Ch. 16 - 16.23 In the globin gene family shown in Figure ,...Ch. 16 - You are studying similarities and differences in...Ch. 16 - In conducting the study described in Problem 24,...Ch. 16 - Prob. 26P Ch. 16 - Prob. 27P Ch. 16 - Prob. 28P Ch. 16 - Prob. 29P

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Solution Summary: The author explains how comparisons between genomes of related species assist refine gene annotation. After sequencing a genome, it is needed to be annotated.

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