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From the Ted Talk by Barry Schuler: Genomics 101
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I thought I'd take a mnemot to tell you what a genome is. It's, sort of, like if you ask people, Well, what is a mgatyebe or megabit? And what is broadband? People never want to say, I really don't usrnneatdd. So, I will tell you right off of the bat. You've heard of DNA; you probably studied a little bit in biology. A genome is really a description for all of the DNA that is in a living organism. And one thing that is comomn to all of life is DNA. It doesn't matetr whether you're a yeast; it doesn't matter whether you're a mouse; doesn't matter whether you're a fly; we all have DNA. The DNA is organized in words, call them: genes and chromosomes.
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I thought I'd take a ______ to tell you what a genome is. It's, sort of, like if you ask people, Well, what is a ________ or megabit? And what is broadband? People never want to say, I really don't __________. So, I will tell you right off of the bat. You've heard of DNA; you probably studied a little bit in biology. A genome is really a description for all of the DNA that is in a living organism. And one thing that is ______ to all of life is DNA. It doesn't ______ whether you're a yeast; it doesn't matter whether you're a mouse; doesn't matter whether you're a fly; we all have DNA. The DNA is organized in words, call them: genes and chromosomes.
Solution
- common
- moment
- matter
- megabyte
- understand
Original Text
I thought I'd take a moment to tell you what a genome is. It's, sort of, like if you ask people, Well, what is a megabyte or megabit? And what is broadband? People never want to say, I really don't understand. So, I will tell you right off of the bat. You've heard of DNA; you probably studied a little bit in biology. A genome is really a description for all of the DNA that is in a living organism. And one thing that is common to all of life is DNA. It doesn't matter whether you're a yeast; it doesn't matter whether you're a mouse; doesn't matter whether you're a fly; we all have DNA. The DNA is organized in words, call them: genes and chromosomes.
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