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| the use of computational tools to acquire, analyze, store, and access DNA and protein sequences |
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| Region of bacterial chromosome of foriegn origin that contains clustered genes for extra property such as virulence or symbiosis |
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| total complement of genetic information of a cell or virus |
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| discipline that maps, sequences, analyzes, and compares genomes |
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| Related in sequence to an extent that implies common genetic ancestry. includes both orthologs and paralogs. |
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| the transfer of genetic information between organisms as opposed to vertical inheritance from parental organisms. |
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| the enzyme that inserts cassettes into an integron |
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| a genetic element that accumulates and expresses genes carried by cassettes. |
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| Small solid state supports to which genes or portions of genes are affixed and arrayed spatially in a known pattern. |
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| A gene found in one organism that is similar to another organism but different because of speciation |
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| A gene whose similarity to one or more other genes is a result of gene duplication. |
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| changing the coding sequence of an RNA molecule by altering, adding, or removing bases |
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| transfer of genes from one prokaryotic cell to another by a mechanism involving cell to cell contact |
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| The complete genetic makeup of an organism; the coplete description of a cell's genetic information |
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| the simplest type of transposable element which carries only genes involved in transposition |
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