BSC 114 Chapter 21: Chapter 21 Textbook Notes
4 Dec 2016
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Section 21. 1: the human genome project fostered development of faster, less expensive sequencing techniques. Genomics- an approach that allows the study of whole sets of genes and their interactions: the sequencing efforts that feed this approach have generated, and continue to generate, enormous volumes of data. Bioinformatics- the application of computational methods to the storage and analysis of biological data. Human genome project- sequencing of the human genome: 1990, organized by an international, publicly funded consortium of scientists at universities and research institutes. Involved 20 large sequencing centers in six countries plus a host of other labs working on smaller parts of the project. The ultimate goal in mapping any genome is to determine the complete nucleotide sequence of each chromosome: for the human genome, this was accomplished by sequencing machines, using the dideoxy chain termination method. Section 21. 2: scientists use bioinformatics to analyze genomes and their functions.
