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Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 109-114

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... For example, sequencing annotation involves identifying the locations and coding regions of genes on a sequence. In functional genomics, annotation is the determination of what various gene products do.
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... Common query language A formal language for representing queries to information retrieval systems. Comparative genomics The comparison of gene and genome structure, function, and evolution across taxa.
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... Marker-assisted breeding The use of DNA polymorphisms as a means to rapidly test progeny from a cross for the introgression of a desired chromosomal segment. Metabolomics The global analysis of metabolites and metabolic networks in cells, tissues, and organ systems.
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From page 112...
... Microarray A microscope slide or other solid support on which many distinct cDNAs or DNA oligonucleotides are patterned at high density in an addressable array. Microarrays are interrogated by hybridization to fluorescently labeled cDNAs or RNAs to detect the genes that are actively transcribed.
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... Quantitative trait loci Genetic loci that affect a quantitatively inherited trait. Reference sequence An accurately assembled genomic sequence that can serve as a reference for comparative genomic studies.
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... Translational genomics Translation of genomic findings from experimental model species to crop species Transposon A segment of DNA that moves, jumps, and can be integrated into many different sites along a chromosome.
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Key Terms

  • genetic material
  • complementary dna
  • expressed sequence
  • messenger rna
  • query language

  • reading frame
  • functional genomics
  • statistical techniques
  • cdna clones
  • test progeny

  • genomic findings
  • entire genome
  • polymorphism dna
  • unique transcript
  • intron sequences

  • gene identification
  • putative unique
  • comparative genomic
  • target gene
  • rapidly test

  • model species
  • purpose language
  • quantitative trait
  • randomly selected
  • computer language

  • unique sequence
  • genetic loci
  • reference sequence
  • micro rna
  • genomic studies


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