#Question id: 5306
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
If the sequence of a cDNA has matches with DNA sequences in the genome, then this genomic DNA could be described by which of the following statements?
#Question id: 5305
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
After finding a new medicinal plant, a pharmaceutical company decides to determine if the plant has genes similar to those of other known medicinal plants. What would annotation of the genome of this plant allow the company to determine?
#Question id: 5304
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Bioinformatics includes ________.
I. using computer programs to align DNA sequences
II. creating recombinant DNA from separate species
III. developing computer-based tools for genome analysis
IV. using mathematical tools to make sense of biological systems
#Question id: 5302
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Using modern techniques of sequencing by synthesis and the shotgun approach, sequences are assembled into chromosomes by ________.
#Question id: 5232
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Using molecular clock, it was estimated that two species X and Y must have diverged from their common ancestor about 5 x 10^6 years ago. If the rate of divergence per base pair is estimated to be 0.06 per million years, what is the proportion of base pairs that differ between the two species now?
#Question id: 5225
#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
Homeotic genes contain a homeobox sequence that is highly conserved among very diverse species. The homeobox is the code for that domain of a protein that binds to DNA in a regulatory developmental process. Which of the following would you then expect?