Genomes/Proteosomes
Supplemental Instruction
Iowa State University
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Course:
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Lilli Howard
BIOL/GEN 313
Dr. Vollbrecht
04/22/14
1. Define: Comparative Genomics: _____________________________________________
2. What are the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes?
3. Define: Co-linearity: ______________________________________________________
4. T/F: Humans have relatively short introns
5. T/F: Most of the human genome encodes proteins
6. What is the goal of proteomics? What two processes are used to accomplish this?
7. What is the relation between genome size and gene number in prokaryotes?
8. Eukaryotic genomes are typically much larger than prokaryotic genomes. What accounts
for the increased amount of DNA in eukaryotic genomes?
9. What makes up most of the human genome?
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10. What is the average total length of a human gene?
a. 270 bp
b. 2,700 bp
c. 27,000 bp
d. 270,000 bp
11. A scientist determines the complete genomes and proteomes of a live cell and a muscle
cell from the same person. Would you expect bigger differences in the genomes or
proteomes of these two cell types? Explain your answer.
12. Why is knowledge of a protein’s structure important?
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