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Unit 14 Knowledge Audit
This Knowledge Audit will gauge your understanding of the material presented in this unit "Genes and Genomes" before we begin. It will help me gauge your current level of understanding and plan accordingly. Please answer each question accurately and honestly. Information is not shared nor is it graded on accuracy. It helps me know what you have learned.
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Knowledge Audit
For each statement below, indicate your level of CONFIDENCE & KNOWLEDGE about the statement using the following scale:
1. Very Poor : you've never heard of this topic or idea.
2. Poor : you've heard this, but couldn't share any detailed information about it.
3. Fair : you remember the basic information about this topic or idea.
4. Good : you remember details and examples about this topic or idea.
5. Very Good : you could teach others about this topic or idea.
EI: Chromosomes carry genes in a linear sequence that is shared by members of a species.
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3.1.U1: A gene is a heritable factor that consists of a length of DNA and influences a specific characteristic. (Can you define the term gene?)
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3.1.U2: A gene occupies a specific position on a chromosome. (Do you know what a gene locus is?)
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3.1.U6: The genome is the whole of the genetic information of an organism (total amount of DNA, not just total amount of genes). (Can you define the term genome and state the size, in base pairs, of the human genome?).
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3.1.U3: The various specific forms of a gene are alleles. (Can you define the term allele, list examples of genes with multiple alleles and tell how genes are related to alleles?)
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3.1.U4: Alleles differ from each other by one or only a few bases. (Can you state the difference between alleles of the same gene?)
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3.1.U5: New alleles are formed by mutation. (Do you know how new alleles are formed?)
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3.4.U10: Radiation and mutagenic chemicals increase the mutation rate and can cause genetic diseases and cancer. (Do you know factors that increase mutations and what effect(s) those mutations could have on an organism?)
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3.4.A4: Consequences of radiation after nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and accident at Chernobyl. (How familiar are you with these two incidents?)
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3.1.U7: The entire base sequence of human genes was sequenced in the Human Genome Project. (How familiar with the Human Genome Project are you?)
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7.1.A3: Use of nucleotides containing dideoxyribonucleic acid to stop DNA replication in preparation of samples for base sequencing. (Can you outline this process and application?)
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3.1.NOS: Developments in scientific research follow improvements in technology - gene sequencers are used for the sequencing of genes. (Could you determine the gene sequence from an electropherogram?)
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3.2.S1: Use of database in scientific research follow improvements in technology-gene sequencers are used for the sequencing of genes. (Could you use a database to determine various aspects of a gene or chromosome?)
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3.1.A2: Comparison of the number of genes in humans with other species. (How familiar are you with the genome size of various organisms?)
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3.2.A2: Comparison of genome size in T2 phage, Escherichia coli, Drosophila melanogaster, Homo sapiens, and Paris japonica. (How familiar are you with the genome sizes of these organisms?)
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3.1.S1: Use of a database to determine differences in base sequences of a gene in two species. (Could you use a database to determine relatedness of two species?)
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7.3.NOS: Developments in scientific research follow improvements in computing - the use of commuters has enabled scientists to make advances in bioinformatics applications such as locating genes within genomes and identifying conserved sequences. (What is bioinformatics?)
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