Flashcards in 7.4.2 The Human Genome Project: Recent Findings Deck (6)
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1
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Humans have approximately ____________________ times as many genes as Drosophila melanogaster.
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- 2 ½
2
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___________________ control(s) which genes are expressed and at what times.
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- Transcription factors
3
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____________________ is adding DNA sequences to existing genes in order to increase the complexity of the genome.
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- Expanded complexity
4
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The human genome has far fewer genes than previously thought. All of the following are ways that cells theoretically can increase the types of proteins they produce except
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- Anticodons that are complementary to mRNA codons
5
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There are approximately ____________________ genes in the human genome.
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- 35,000
6
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Nearly ____________________ of the genes in the human genome have unknown functions.
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- 42%