Halorhabdus utahensis Genome

This page will be used by Davidson College students in the Genomics Laboratory course.

This is a list of glossary words (A - Z):

carbon fixation - using carbon dioxide to create organic materials (Samantha)

concatemer - long continuous DNA molecule that contains the same DNA sequence repeated in series (Samantha)

glaucophyte - freshwater algae that have not been studied well (Samantha)

haptophyte - phylum of algae (Samantha)

heterokont - major line of eukaryotes consisting of about 10,500 known species, most of which are algae (Samantha)

homeobox - DNA sequence within transcription factor genes that allow the cell to respond to patterns of development by having the transcription factors switch on gene cascades (Samantha)

nucleomorph - reduced eukaryotic nuclei found in plastids (Samantha)

plastid - major organelles in plants or algae (Samantha)

proteome - entire set of proteins expressed by a genome, cell, tissue, or organism. It may refer to expressed proteins under certain conditions (Samantha)

retrotransposons - RNA transcribed back into DNA and added into the genome (Samantha)

transposons / transposable elements - DNA sequences that can move around to different positions in a single cell's genome. Transposons can cause mutations and change the length of the genome. (Samantha)

whole genome shotgun sequencing - a method of sequencing where DNA is cut into small pieces and cloned into vectors, then both ends of every vector are sequenced in about 500 bps to form mate pairs. Mate pairs rarely overlap, but are used to reassemble the sequence using software. (Samantha)