Bio Lecture Ch 24 Vocab

The full set of genes in an organism

the field investigates the mechanisms and consequences of the evolution of macromolecules

a technique used to pin point the locations of mutations that have occurred on a molecule

• results from adding the # of amino acids in each par of sequences
• gives a measure of changes that have occurred between each pair

a substitution that does not change the encoded amino acid

a substitution that does change the encoded amino acid sequences

duplicate copies of genes that are no longer functional

a process that allows genes, organelles, or fragments of genomes to move horizontally from one lineage to another

• results from several successful rounds of duplication and mutation
• a group of homologous genes with related functions

a phenomenon in which the multiple copies of rRNA are evolving in concert with one another

genes found in different species which can be traced back through speciation

genes found in different species as a result of gene duplications

a field in which new molecules are produced in the lab to perform novel and useful functions