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Genetics 1 Part 2: The Genome Cont.

This is a quiz based on my uni genetics module, and will probably not make much sense to anyone else. This is purely for revision purposes!
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Give an example of an organism with more genes than humans
Tomatoes / water fleas / mice
How many chromosomes does spinach have?
12
Name the organism that has 48 chromosomes
Deer mice
Bacterial DNA contains uracil instead of _____?
Thymine
Name the four types of genome-wide repeats (can use acronyms)
LINEs
 
SINEs
 
LTR elements
 
DNA transposons
Give an example of a conventional pseudogene
TRY5
Processed pseudogenes are caused by evolution: true or false?
False. Only conventional pseudogenes are caused by evolution.
How long are the repeat units of mini-satellites?
~25bp (although can be up to 200bp)
How long are the repeat units of micro-satellites?
1-4bp
The alphoid DNA found in _____ is an example of satellite DNA
Centromeres
Can SNPs be inherited? (Y/N)
Yes
Name the four types of histone protein present in a nucleosome
H2A, H2B, H3 and H4
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