Genetics pt.2

genomics

is the study of whole sets of genes and their interactions

bioinformatics

is the application of computational methods to the storage and analysis of biological data

proteomics

is the systematic study of the full protein sets expressed by cells

systems biology

The study of interactions among the systems parts and the dynamic behavior of whole biological systems

phenotype

set of observable traits or behaviors of an organism

functional studies usually involve knocking out the gene to see how the

phenotype is effected

Pseudogenes

former genes that have accumulated mutations and are now nonfunctional

repetitive DNA

present in multiple cope in the genome

which can move dan from one location to another within the genome- transposable elements

transposons

move by a cut and paste method or copy and paste

transposase

the enzyme transposons require to move

the more similar in sequence two genomes are

the less time has passed for mutations and other changes to accumulate

genome comparisons of closely related species

shed light on recent evolutionary events