Q. While sequencing of the first bacterial genome–A large number of random overlapping fragments were sequenced and then a consensus sequence of the entire ______ chromosome of Hemophilus was assembled by computer.

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Q. While sequencing of The first bacterial genome—Approximately ____ of the ____ predicted genes matched genes of another species, the bacterial species E. coli K-12 that had been the subject of many years of genetic and biochemical research.

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Q. After sequencing the Hemophilus genome and Organisms were selected for sequencing based on minimum criteria. Which of the following is not one of them?

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Q. Analysis of the ribosomal RNA molecules of prokaryotes and eukaryotes had led to the prediction of three main branches in the tree of life.

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Q. Annotation involves identifying open reading frames in the genome sequence.

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Q. A simple way to retrieve sequences of viral and other extra-chromosomal genetic elements such as organelles is through the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

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Q. Which of the given is wrongly matched?

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Q. In examining the results of analysis, it is important to look for the method used the statistical significance of the result, and the overall degree of confidence in the alignments.

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Q. Computational resources can facilitate the analysis of bacterial genomes.

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Q. Telomeres hold newly replicated daughter chromosomes together.

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Q. Prokaryotic genomes commonly have tandem repeats of sequences and include introns in protein-coding genes.

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Q. The sequences of satellite DNA fall into different types, each with a different repeat unit of length _____

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Q. Most of the repetitive DNA is found near the open ends of chromosomes.

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Q. Minisatellites are made up of repeat units of up to ____ and microsatellites compose of repeat units of ____ or less.

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Q. In nondividing cells, a mixture of lightly and darkly stained chromosomal regions called euchromatin and heterochromatin respectively, are observed.

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Q. Genes that are transcribed are located in the ______

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Q. ______ can comprise a large proportion of the eukaryotic genome as ______

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Q. (Transposable Elements) TEs have the potential to _____ in number until they comprise a ____ proportion of the genome sequence.

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Q. More than _____ of the human genome consists of interspersed repetitive sequences derived from TEs (transposable elements).

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Q. The retroposons include short _________ interspersed nuclear elements (SINES).

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