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| biological discipline that assigns functions to the products of genes |
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| the study of biology that compares genome sequences from different organisms |
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| a segment of DNA that can move or give rise to copies at another location on the same or different genome |
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| mobile DNA segment that can insert into a chromosome and cause genetic change. additions to the transposable elements |
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| the practice of analyzing DNA and from environmental samples without isolating intact organisms |
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| (in eukaryotes) a set of regular genes derived form a single parent; need not be on the same chromosome. The vertebrate globin gene constitutes a classic example of gene family. |
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| Four main types of transposons in eukaryotes: |
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| 1) SINEs 2) LINEs 3) retrotransposons 4) DNA transposons |
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