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NOVA: Cracking Your Genetic Code Name:_______________ 1. What is genomics? 2. What is a possible affect of genetic testing? 3. The company Illumina specializes in what? 4. Describe the process used to get the DNA. 5. To obtain the first genome, it took _______ years. 6. To obtain the first genome cost __________. 7. There are _______ genes in ______ pairs of chromosomes. 8. Genes code for ___________. 9. Spelling errors are misspelled genes. These produce what? 10. How similar are human genomes? 11. It only takes _______ letter variance to pre-dispose an individual to certain traits of diseases. 12. How did the director of NIH test companies that do genome sequencing? 13. What did he find out about himself? 14. Give an example of how finding out about your genetics could make you change your lifestyle for the worse. 15. APOE4 on chromosome 19 has been associated with what? 16. What other factors are needed to be taken into consideration besides knowing that you have APOE4? 17. In the genetic code, how is Huntington’s disease seen? 18. How can knowing that you have a chance of acquiring a disease affect you? 19. Why did author Elton think about having genetic testing? 20. If she found out she was predisposed to getting breast cancer, what things could she have done that she may not have done otherwise? 21. So far scientists have found _______ actionable genes. 22. The gene for Cystic Fibrosis is recessive. In order for someone to get this disease they must receive the gene from which parent? 23. What is the effect of the BRAF mutation on chromosome 7? 24. How does the drug being tested stop cancer from this site? 25. How many healthy babies have been born thanks to genetic testing? 26. As an example, there are ______ genes involved with height alone. 27. How can genetic testing become an invasion of privacy? 28. Explain what most states allow insurance companies to due with this genetic information.