Sequencing the Genome Practice Problems

A high-quality genome sequence that serves as a representative example of a species or population is termed: 

Genes that have evolved from a common ancestral gene through speciation are termed:

The first genome to be sequenced in an organism was the genome of the:

Shotgun sequencing is a high-throughput method for sequencing DNA. A major disadvantage of shotgun sequencing is:

All of the following are types of genome sequencing, except:

Which of the following is a sequencing technique used for small DNA fragments?

Single-cell sequencing involves isolating  _________ from a single cell and then subjecting it to whole-genome amplification by PCR to produce sufficient DNA to be sequenced.

The Panther database (http://www.pantherdb.org/data/) provides useful information about the evolution of protein-coding gene families from various animals. Under the Genes & Orthologs tabs, Panther currently has the complete sets of protein-coding genes from the total of _____ organisms.

Which of the following describes whole exome sequencing?

______ is a process of whole sequencing of a novel genome with no existing reference sequence.

Which of the following statements about whole genome sequencing is true?

If the following sequence is contig 1, which of the following sequences can be considered the closest similar contig?