Question 1

use of computers and statistics in analysis of sequence data

Accepted Answer

Bioinformatics

Question 2

short piece of DNA complementary to a target sequence of DNA

Accepted Answer

DNA probe

Question 3

use of DNA probes to produce a 'fingerprint' of an individuals DNA

Accepted Answer

DNA profiling

Question 4

method of making a fragment of DNA show up under ultraviolet light

Accepted Answer

Fluorescent labelling

Question 5

method for the separation of DNA fragments using an electric current in a gel

Accepted Answer

Gel electrophoresis

Question 6

total genetic material present in an organism

Accepted Answer

Genome

Question 7

information about the nucleotide sequence of the entire human genome

Accepted Answer

Genome sequence data

Question 8

enzyme from bacteria in hot springs, used in PCR

Accepted Answer

Heat tolerant DNA polymerase

Question 9

development in which treatment is based on an individuals genome

Accepted Answer

Personalised medicine

Question 10

study of evolutionary relatedness of species

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Phylogenetics

Question 11

method of amplifying sequences of DNA

Accepted Answer

Polymerase chain reaction

Question 12

sequence of DNA that is repeated many times, these are highly individual

Accepted Answer

Repetitive DNA sequence

Question 13

information concerning amino acid or nucleotide base sequences

Accepted Answer

Sequence data

Question 14

study of the diversification of living organisms past and present

Accepted Answer

Systematics

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