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February 25, 2005
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Chain termination DNA sequencing
Requires a DNA polymerase
Uses trideoxynucleotides
Requires only one primer
Degrades DNA before sequencing
Cannot be automated
Uses single-stranded DNA
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Introns
Are always flanked by exons
Occur only in genes
Do not contain any meaningful sequence
Can move out of a gene
Often contain translation stop codons
Help to identify genes in genomic sequences
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The ends of protein-coding genes
Are not involved in gene expression
Are not transcribed into RNA
Are not translated into protein
Consist mainly of repeated sequences
Cannot be identified by sequence analyses
Contain regulatory sequence elements
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Open reading frames (ORFs)
Do not code for proteins
Represent a complete gene
Include intron sequences
Denote genes of unknown function
Can be found by computer analyses
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A crossover
Might occur early in meiosis
Might occur late in meiosis
Involves 8 chromatids
Involves 8 chromosomes
Results in exchange of DNA segments
Is the basis of genetic mapping
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The shotgun method
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Is a sequencing technique
Requires computers
Yields a genome sequence
Can only be used on large genomes
Is faster than other genome sequencing approaches
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Chromosome walking
Is fast
Can be used to close sequence gaps
Occurs in mitosis
Requires a genomic DNA library
Is always done by PCR
Is used in fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)
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Expressed sequence tags (ESTs)
Are random genomic sequences
Are usually smaller than 50 bp
Are cDNA sequences
Can be used as genome markers
Are attached to repeat sequences
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Reporter genes
Indicate the presence of stress conditions
Are used to analyze gene expression
Are all of bacterial origin
Are used to delineate regulatory sequence elements
Are usually highly expressed
Homologous recombination
Does not require any enzymes
Occurs only in prokaryotes
Requires identical DNA sequences
Is used to construct recombinant DNA molecules
Can be used to disrupt genes
Occurs in mitosis
Results in exchange of DNA segments
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