Assignment - DNA (14 pts

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Assignment - DNA (14 pts.) 2 points/question 14 points total Review: Where is the DNA? DNA is packaged, in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, in chromosomes. In prokaryotic cells chromosomes of DNA are not protected within a nucleus. A chromosome is a single piece of coiled DNA. The DNA is wrapped around histone proteins, like thread wound around a spool. Without histones, the unwound DNA in chromosomes would be very long and potentially disorganized. Each human cell has about 1.8 metres of DNA. Here is a diagram of a chromatid. Each chromosome is made up of two identical chromatids. The centromere is the point where the two sister chromatids touch. Each chromatid has a short arm and a long arm. This is a test diagram. (1) Chromatid. (2) Centromere. (3) Short arm (4) Long arm. Genome
The genome of eukaryotic organisms is the full set of chromosomes in an organism. This is an image of the 46 chromosomes, making up the diploid genome of a human male. 1. How do we know that this is the genome of a male? We know that this is the genome of a male because it contains more Here is a chart that compares the genome sizes of some viruses and organisms. Do you think that humans have the largest genome size? Genome size refers to the number of base pairs (Adenine linked to Thymine; Guanine linked to Cytosine – these are base pairs of DNA). 2. What organism was the first organism to have its genome sequenced? How many base pairs does this organism have? 3. What organism (remember viruses are not organisms) has the smallest genome? How many base pairs?
4. What organism has the largest genome? How many base pairs? 5. How many base pairs are in the human (homo sapiens) genome? 6. What vertebrate organism has the smallest genome? 7. What vertebrate organism has the largest genome? Comparison of different genome sizes Main article:  Genome size Organism type  Organism  Genome size ( base pairs Note  Virus Bacteriophage MS2 3,569 First sequenced RNA-genome [8] Virus SV40 5,224 [9] Virus Phage ?-X174 5,386 First sequenced DNA-genome [10] Virus Phage ? 48,502 Bacterium Haemophilus influenzae 1,830,000 First genome of living organism, July 1995 [11] Bacterium Carsonella ruddii 159,662 Smallest non-viral genome. [12] Bacterium Buchnera aphidicola 600,000 Bacterium Wigglesworthia glossinidia 700,000 Bacterium Escherichia coli 4,600,000 [13] Bacterium Solibacter usitatus  (strain Ellin 6076) 9,970,000 Largest known Bacterial genome Amoeba Amoeba dubia 670,000,000,000 Largest known genome. [14] Plant Arabidopsis thaliana 157,000,000 First plant genome sequenced, December 2000. [15] Plant Genlisea margaretae 63,400,000 Smallest recorded  flowering plant  genome, 2006.
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