DNA and Genome

• what is a gene?


  a small section of DNA on a chromosome
• what are proteins?


  monomers joining together to make AMAC
• genes are found in....

  chromosome 9 pair
• what is a genome?

  entire genetic material of an organism
• what is the benefits of a human genome:

  1. understanding it helps to search for genes that are linked to diseases
  2. understanding it helps to understand and treat inherited disorders
  3. can be used to trace human migration patterns from the past = discover ancestry