DNA variation in individuals and populations
12 important questions on DNA variation in individuals and populations
What are the different types of Aneuploidy?
- Nullisomy: when you miss a complete set of chromosomes
- Monosomy: when you miss one chromosome
- Trisomy: when you have an extra chromosome
- Tetrasomy: when you have two extra chromosomes
What is a pairwise sequence alignment?
What are gap penalties?
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When are BLOSUM and PAM used?
BLOSUM62 and PAM120: normal
BLOSUM45 and PAM250: more divergent
What are the two types of homology?
- Ortholog: same gene between species
- Paralog: similar gene within one species
What is Wobble paring?
When are rooted trees and unrooted trees used?
- Rooted: when you can make an assumption that there is a common ancestor
- Unrooted: when you don't know whether there is a common ancestor
What is the parsimony method?
What is true breeding?
What is Mendel's first law?
What is Mendel's second law?
What is intermediate dominance?
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