Genomics - Week 1 Lecture 1

Flashcards based on the lecture notes for Genomics - BIOL 387/495, covering key vocabulary and concepts.

Genomics

Study of the structure, function, and evolution of genomes.

Genome

The entire set of DNA of an organism.

Structural Genomics

Focuses on the physical structure, DNA sequence, and location of specific elements within a genome.

Functional Genomics

Deals with gene expression and the biological function of genes.

Comparative Genomics

Involves the comparison of genomes across different species to understand evolutionary relationships, conserved regions, and the evolution of traits.

Karyotype

A display of the chromosome content of a cell.

Chromosome territories

The organization of chromosomes within the nucleus.

High-throughput sequencing

Modern technology to obtain DNA sequence from organism tissue.

Reduced-representation sequencing

Strategies to sample (still large) subsets of genome providing genome-wide data at a reduced cost, including both coding and non-coding DNA.

Transcriptomes / RNAseq

Sequencing of the transcribed parts of the genome.

Target enrichment

Sequencing of Conserved parts of the genome

Restriction-site associated DNA / RADseq

Sequencing random parts of the genome.