Bain of my Existence
Bob the Builder
Dude was Trash, and Other Bioinformatics
La'Marques, De'Marques, and Malaria
Delicious and Dangerous
100
All RNA virus genomes encode this kind of polymerase to support replication.
What is an RdRp or RNA-dependent RNA-polymerase?
100
To access necessary host machainery, DNA virus genome have to translocate to this cellular compartment to begin their replication.
What is the nucleus?
100
In the Scuduto et al., 2010 paper, this viral gene was used to determine the relatedness of samples collected from the involved parties.
What is the pol or polymerase gene?
100
Eukaryotic organisms not included in animals, plants, or fungi, are collectively known as these.
What are protists?
100
Without a digestive tract, this is where macromolecular depolymerization takes place in fungi.
Where is outside the cell?
200
Relative to DNA genome viruses, this is the comparative error rate of RdRps.
What is a lot more than DdDp?
200
This is a common symptom of many DNA viruses that infect humans.
What is neoplasia?
200
In the development of Gene Ontology databases, this is the slowest step?
What is the interpretation of scientific article data (information overload)?
200
La'Marques and De'Marques belong to this group of protists characterized by membrane bound sacs near the base of their flagella.
What are alveolates?
200
By limiting exposure to this chemical, we can force Saccharomyces cerevisiae to make wine instead of vinegar out of grapes.
What is oxygen?
300
New vaccines against influenza and SARS-type viruses are required because of the mutation tolerance of the genes encoding these viral proteins.
What are the spike proteins?
300
Though not targeting eukaryotic cells, these are also DNA genome viruses.
What are bacteriophages?
300
This taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages.
What is paraphyly?
300
In euqatorial population near large bodies of water, sickle-cell trait has evolved as a protective mechanism to prevent this function of Plasmodium species. Name the function and which host it occurs in.
What is replication/cell division in a mammal?
300
This cellular component common to shelfish, roaches, and fungi, provide hybrid stability of carbohydrates and proteins.
What is chitin?
400
HIV has special evil superpowers, allowing it to make a DNA copy of its genome through the function of this protein, which can then be inserted into the host genome.
What is reverse transcriptase?
400
This gene is commonly integrated into primary cell lines to make them immortalized.
What is the Large T antigen gene from polyomavirus?
400
The possible combined activities of these protein complexes contribute to frequent changes in the HIV genome, and aid our ability to trace infection lineages.
What are RdRp and reverse transcriptase?
400
Pete exhibited a polar flagellum, chloroplasts, and a bagette-like shape, identifying him as this.
What is a euglena?
400
C. auris has evolved resistance to these commonly used antifungal drugs by altering its synthesis of key membrane lipids.
What are azole drugs?
500
Rotavirus and Influenza share this genome feature that allows superinfections (more than one strain at the same time) to result in the production of novel reassortant viruses.
What is a segmented RNA genome?
500
After our case study, DFTD was later found to be a transmissible cancer of neuroendocrine tumour origin. These hallmarks of the disease first made researchers think that it was casued by a DNA virus. Name two.
What are communicability/transmissibility, targeted host range, and neoplasia?
500
These are jobs that individuals with a biology background can do in bioinformatics and computational biology. Name two.
- Bioinformatics scientist.
- Research scientist. ...
- Biostatistician. ...
- Microbiologist. ...
- Bioinformatician. ...
- Zoologist or wildlife biologist. ...
- Molecular biologist.
- Biocurator
500
Kimbap, made using a seaweed wrap of red algae, results evolutionarily from this sequence of endosymbiotic events. How many and who was involved.
What is a single endosymbiotic event of a pre-eukaryotic cell eating a cyanobacteria?
500
These macromolecules, digested by us in our small intestines, are digested externally but fungi, leading to delicious aromas of fermented foods.
What are fatty acids?