Short sentences- Assignment Q9; Q10 .Q9 (10 marks) - a. Provide one importance o

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Short sentences- Assignment Q9; Q10 .Q9 (10 marks) - a. Provide one importance of DNA in medicine/biomedical research b. How many base pairs does the human genome contain?; Is all the genetic information important for our reproduction, growth and development stored in this genome? (Answer-I sentence) c. What is the relationship between chromosomes and proteins? (Answer- 3 sentences maximum) Q10 (10 marks) a. What is meant by interplay between genes and environment? (Answer- 2 sentences maximum) If identical twins are born in the USA, separated at birth, one twin kept here and the sibling twin sent to China; .a. How would they be different genetically? (Answer I sentence) b. Wil they be different phenotypically? (AnswerI sentence) c. Which organization is the source of the food pyramid and what is its importance in 5S good nutrition and health? (Answer- 3 sentences maximum)

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A.) Variation in the DNA sequences of an individual person provides vital information about the dosage and usage of certain drug to treat certain disease/disorder. It is also known as personalized medicine or pharmacogenomics where a person is treated based on his/her DNA sequence variation.

B.) Human genome contain 3 billion base pairs and most of them are non-coding sequence and doesn’t have any vital role in the genome.

C.) Protein is made up of amino acids, whereas chromosome (which consist of Histone + DNA) is also made up of amino acids.

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