Key background concept: DNA structure
Two views of the structure of DNA
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Each DNA strand is composed of a string of nucleotides, consisting of a pentose sugar, a phosphate group, and a base (A, G, T, or C).
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About Genomics
- About Genomics - Contents
- What Is Genomics?
- Definitions
- A Note of Caution
- Why is genomics important?
- Genomics has changed the research paradigm
- The unifying power of genomics
- Tying together information across species
- Benefits for Orphan Species
- Tying together information across species: an exam
- Tying together information across disciplines
- The unifying necessity of genomics...cost
- The potential of plant genomics
- The power of public information
- Importance to biodiversity conservation
- Future possibilities
- How did genomics start?
- The tools of molecular biology
- Basic background concepts
- Key background concept: DNA structure
- Key background concept: DNA sequencing
- Advances in technology: automated DNA sequencers
- Automated DNA sequencing
- Automated sequencer output
- Advances in enabling technologies: computational a
- Advances in enabling technologies: computational a
- Large-scale sequencing spawns a new research field
- The Human Genome Project
- Impact of the HGP
- Plants catch up
- Key definition: libraries
- Key background concept: physical mapping
- Whole genome sequencing
- Whole genome sequencing 2
- Sequencing considerations
- Emerging technologies
- Whole genome sequencing vs. a sampling strategy
- Sequenced genomes
- Which genomes to sequence?
- Getting specific DNA sequences
- DNA sequencing output
- On to….comparative genomics
- Example of comparative genomics
- Comparative genomics
- Other types of “-omics”
- Post-genomics?
- Resources & more information
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Two views of the structure of DNA
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