Review Questions
The chain termination method of sequencing:
- uses labeled ddNTPs
- uses only dideoxynucleotides
- uses only deoxynucleotides
- uses labeled dNTPs
Hint:
A
Whole-genome sequencing can be used for advances in:
- the medical field
- agriculture
- biofuels
- all of the above
Hint:
D
Sequencing an individual person’s genome
- is currently possible
- could lead to legal issues regarding discrimination and privacy
- could help make informed choices about medical treatment
- all of the above
Hint:
D
What is the most challenging issue facing genome sequencing?
- the inability to develop fast and accurate sequencing techniques
- the ethics of using information from genomes at the individual level
- the availability and stability of DNA
- all of the above
Hint:
B