Learner FAQ
In teaching this material online and in the classroom, we have heard the same great questions again and again. Here are our answers, chapter by chapter.
Chapter 1: Replication OriginsWhere in the Genome Does DNA Replication Begin? · 23 questions
Chapter 2: Motif FindingWhich DNA Patterns Play the Role of Molecular Clocks? · 22 questions
Chapter 3: Genome AssemblyHow Do We Assemble Genomes? · 18 questions
Chapter 4: Antibiotic SequencingHow Do We Sequence Antibiotics? · 4 questions
Chapter 5: Sequence AlignmentHow Do We Compare Biological Sequences? · 23 questions
Chapter 6: Genome RearrangementsAre There Fragile Regions in the Human Genome? · 16 questions
Chapter 7: Evolutionary TreesWhich Animal Gave Us SARS? · 7 questions
Chapter 8: ClusteringHow Did Yeast Become a Wine-Maker? · 23 questions
Chapter 9: Read MappingHow Do We Locate Disease-Causing Mutations? · 39 questions
Chapter 10: Hidden Markov ModelsWhy Have Biologists Still Not Developed an HIV Vaccine? · 1 question
Chapter 11: Peptide IdentificationWas T. rex Just a Big Chicken? · 7 questions
Application challengesSequencing, read quality, RNA-seq, and variant calling · 14 questions