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2. ______ maps show the relative location of genes on a chromosome as determined by recombination frequencies.   show
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3. ______ maps are generated using actual landmarks within DNA sequences.   show
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4. Distances on a genetic map are measured in _____ units.   show
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show Genomics  
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show Pseudogenes  
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show splicing  
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8. A human gene is composed of numerous fragments of protein-encoding information known as ______.   show
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show simple sequence repeat  
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show telomeres  
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show transposons.  
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show contig.  
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13. Conserved arrangements of segments of DNA in related genomes are referred to as   show
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show endosymbiosis.  
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15. Draft sequences have   show
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show transcriptome.  
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17. A transgene is   show
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show it has its own genome.  
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show finished sequence.  
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20. Long interspersed elements (LINES) are a type of   show
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21. To be classed as a polymorphism, a SNP must be present in   show
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show introns.  
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23. Inactive genes that have lost their function due to mutations are called   show
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show transposons.  
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show constitutive heterchromatin.  
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26. Linkage disequilibrium is   show
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show robotically placing DNA on to a microscope slide and probing with RNA from the tissue of interest.  
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28. A transgene is an   show
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29. A private company has been hired by the parliament of ______ to create a data base from pooled medical, genetic, and genealogical information.   show
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show restriction fragments length polymorphisms.  
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show sequenced-tagged sites.  
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32. The sequencing method that cuts DNA segments into fragments, arranges those fragments based on overlapping nucleotide sequences, and then clones these fragments is called   show
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33. The sequencing method that cuts the DNA of an entire chromosome into small fragments and then clones these fragments is called   show
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show In general, eukaryotic genomes are larger than prokaryotic genomes.  
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show non-coding.  
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36. Rice and its grain relatives, maize, barley, and wheat, diverged from a common ancestor 50 million years ago, however the chromosomes of these plants demonstrate extensive conserved arrangements of segments. This phenomenon is called   show
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show multigene families.  
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38. Identical copies of genes that can be transcribed simultaneously are called   show
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show genetic map.  
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40. Your research project involves the characterization of a novel protein. To learn more about its function you perform a yeast two-hybrid screen to identify potential interacting proteins. In your first screening attempt, you isolate one clone. You send   show
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show 6.4 million  
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show the identification of open reading frames.  
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show Segmental duplications are inherently repetitive.  
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show BLAST data.  
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show sequence annotation facility.  
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46. A catalog of common genetic variants that occur in humans is called a   show
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show FISH  
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show human  
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show rice  
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50. Traditionally, toxicology studies have involved numerous bioassays on rodents. However, a more reliable and reproducible approach to study the genome-wide effects of a toxin, one could use   show
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show actin proteins are encoded by a multigene family.  
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show Pseudogenes encode proteins, but the translated proteins are non-functional.  
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show develop a haplotype map.  
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54. In vertebrates, the family of myogenic regulatory factors (MFRs) plays a major role in muscle development. This family consists of four related genes, including MyoD, MRF4, myogenin, and myf5, each of which have distinct, but overlapping functions. In   show
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show to gather possible information on the origin of the strain and determine whether the strain has been genetically engineered  
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show employ protein microarray technology to evaluate the binding of drugs to various proteins.  
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57. What is the most significant research finding from the rice genome project   show
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58. After years of work, a researcher identified a novel protein that binds to serotonin receptors in mouse brain. Which of the following explanations regarding gene patents is most appropriate in this case?   show
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show The study of genomics is expected to provide insight into the relationship between genes and the environment, and why certain people get sick while others remain healthy. It should enable us to learn more about the causes and effects of various diseases,  
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