Genome annotation refers to ... 1.) lining up overlapping regions in short shotgun sequencing reads to assemble larger contiguous DNA sequences (contigs/scaffolds). 2.) using long-read sequencing platforms (such as PacBio or Oxford Nanopore) to gather information about the epigenetic status of each region of a sequenced genome. 3.) the process of predicting which parts of a genome sequence code for functional products (such as protein-coding genes), what those products do, and assigning them names. 4.) sequencing messengeRNA measure the relative expression levels of genes in one or more tissue samples.

Genome annotation refers to ... 1.) lining up overlapping regions in short shotgun sequencing reads to assemble larger contiguous DNA sequences (contigs/scaffolds). 2.) using long-read sequencing platforms (such as PacBio or Oxford Nanopore) to gather information about the epigenetic status of each region of a sequenced genome. 3.) the process of predicting which parts of a genome sequence code for functional products (such as protein-coding genes), what those products do, and assigning them names. 4.) sequencing messengeRNA measure the relative expression levels of genes in one or more tissue samples.

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Chapter10: Biotechnology

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Problem 12CTQ: Describe two of the applications for genome mapping.

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