Genetics and Biotech: Section 1

Which scientist generated the X-ray crystallography data that was crucial to Watson and Crick's 3D model of the structure of DNA?

What is the term for the process by which information encoded within nucleic acids (DNA/RNA) is translated into amino acid sequences that comprise protein molecules?

In what year did Frederick Sanger develop the chain termination method for DNA sequencing?

What is the unit of measurement for a trillion base pairs in genomics?

What was the approximate cost of sequencing a mammalian genome in 2022?

What is the function of the nuclear genetic material?

Who are the scientists credited with discovering the structure of DNA?

What is the term for the complete set of genetic instructions for an organism?

What is the name of the system of units used to measure length in biology?

What is the name of the molecule that carries genetic information?

What is the primary purpose of the continual assessment in the ANSC20010 module?

Where can students access the ANSC20010 lecture slide notes?

What is the format of the end-of-trimester assessment in the ANSC20010 module?

What is the purpose of the ANSC20010 lecture slide notes on the Brightspace VLE?

How do students submit their answers for the continual assessment assignments?

What is the primary focus of the field of genetics?

What type of trait is controlled by a single gene?

What is the term for the change in genes and genetic variation within populations over time?

What is the significance of understanding evolutionary relationships between populations and species?

What is the basic unit of heredity that controls or contributes to biological traits?

What is the primary focus of the six major sections covered in the ANSC20010 module?

During which process does the number of chromosomes in a cell decrease by half?

What is the primary difference between the topics covered in sections 1 and 3 of the ANSC20010 module?

What is the primary application of the knowledge gained from the study of population and evolutionary genetics?

What is the approximate number of lectures covered in the ANSC20010 module?

What is the primary reason for the genetic difference between gametes formed during meiosis?

What is the fundamental basis of Mendel's laws of inheritance?

What is the result of changes in the DNA sequence of a gene?

What is the primary function of DNA replication, transcription, and translation?

What is the focus of population and evolutionary genetics?

What is the structural organization of chromatin in a eukaryotic chromosome?

What is the number of chromosomes in a human diploid cell?

What is the term for the number of chromosomes in a gamete cell?

During cell division, what is the process by which the DNA replicates and each chromosome consists of two duplicate chromosome arms?

What is the structure formed by the coiling of the 30-nm chromatin fiber?

What is the term for the relaxed state of DNA when cells are not actively dividing?

What is the function of histone proteins in chromatin packaging?

What is the diameter of a metaphase chromosome?

How are chromosomes organized in a eukaryotic cell?

What is the term for the repeating units of DNA and histone proteins in chromatin?