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Genomics
Discover the study of entire genomes, from sequencing technologies to genome organization and functional genomics. Understand NGS, genome assembly, annotation, and how genomics drives modern biological research.
Comparative Genomics
Understanding evolution and function by comparing the genomes of different species.
What is a Genome?
A beginner quiz on the basic concepts of genomics, genes, and chromosomes.
GWAS Explained
A quiz on Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and how they link SNPs to disease.
Genome Annotation
How do we find genes and other functional elements in a newly sequenced genome?
DNA Sequencing Technologies
Compare Sanger sequencing with Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms like Illumina.
Articles
Read About Genomics
Long-form articles on the same ground as these quizzes.
Dictionary
Key Genomics Terms
Plain definitions, with how to say each word and where it comes from.
- Copy number variation
Copy number variation is a difference between people in how many copies of a given stretch of DNA their genomes carry, due to deletions or duplications.
- Exome
The exome is the complete set of exons in a genome, its protein-coding part, which makes up only about 1 to 2 percent of human DNA.
- Genome
A genome is the complete set of DNA in an organism or cell, including all of its genes and the stretches of DNA between them.
- Genome annotation
Genome annotation is the process of identifying where genes and other features lie in a genome sequence and describing what each of them does.
- Genome-wide association study
A genome-wide association study (GWAS) scans the genomes of many people to find genetic variants that are more common in those with a trait or disease.
- Metagenomics
Metagenomics is the study of all the DNA recovered directly from a sample, such as soil, seawater or stool, to reveal its whole community of microbes.
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