Genetics Society of America Deck
2016 – (See Cards | Deck Info | Download Game | Download Rules | Purchase)…
This is a different set of game rules that incorporates a few special species cards (model organisms) and reworks them for use in a game that looks at the process of genetic research specifically, and process of science generally. Please feel free to download the cards and rules, and do leave comments using the “permalink” for specific cards. This is in collaboration with the Genetics Society of America, and the final deck was released during mid 2016.
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Bioinformatics
Research Technique
Using computers to store, organize, & analyze biological data. The exponential growth of data from next-gen sequencing has made bioinformatics essential to genetics research.
EXAMPLES: genome assembly, genetic variant detection, and sequence alignment.
Genetic Analysis
Research Technique
Generation and propagation of organisms of the same genetic strain, allowing production of populations of organisms with defined mutations: to study traits, and to understand biological systems.
EXAMPLES: inbreeding, genetic crosses, cell culture, and mutagenesis
Imaging
Research Technique
The visual representation of an organism’s exterior and interior at different magnifications.
EXAMPLES: microscopy, radiography, fluorescent probes and biomarkers.
Sequencing
Research Technique
Determining the order of nucleotides of an DNA or RNA fragment. Sequencing may be applied to small and large amounts of nucleic acids, from a single gene to a whole genome.
EXAMPLES: Sanger Sequencing and Sequencing by Synthesis. Next generation sequencing techniques.
Molecular Genetics
Research Technique
Lab methods that manipulate tissue, DNA, and protein to study the structure, function and interaction of genes.
Examples: extraction, cloning and amplification of RNA and DNA, gene knockdown and mutagenesis.
Yeast
S. cerevisiae / S. pombe
1 POINT
Play: All TERRAINS except OCEAN are o.k.
The budding (S. cerevisiae) & fission (S.pombe) yeasts are premier model organisms to study the function of genes & pathways required for eukaryotic cell bilogy. APOYG!