Whole-Genome Sequencing

Review Questions

The chain termination method of sequencing:

  1. uses labeled ddNTPs
  2. uses only dideoxynucleotides
  3. uses only deoxynucleotides
  4. uses labeled dNTPs

Hint:

A

Whole-genome sequencing can be used for advances in:

  1. the medical field
  2. agriculture
  3. biofuels
  4. all of the above

Hint:

D

Sequencing an individual person’s genome

  1. is currently possible
  2. could lead to legal issues regarding discrimination and privacy
  3. could help make informed choices about medical treatment
  4. all of the above

Hint:

D

What is the most challenging issue facing genome sequencing?

  1. the inability to develop fast and accurate sequencing techniques
  2. the ethics of using information from genomes at the individual level
  3. the availability and stability of DNA
  4. all of the above

Hint:

B