1. Using resources from the www (e.g. http://www.genomesize.com, http://data.kew.org/cvalues/) identify the size of the following genomes in both picograms and basepairs Picograms Basepairs E. coli Baker’s yeast Mouse Human Salmon Tiger salamander Lungfish Petunia Maize (corn) Ponderosa pine 2. Using the Ensemble genome browser ttp://useast.ensem apiens/Info/Index) omo s determine how long the transcript from each of these genes is, and how many exons each transcript contains: BRCA2 (Breast cancer) (Chromosome 13: 32,315,474-32,400,266) SRY (Sex determination) (Chromosome Y: 2,786,989-2,787,603) HTT (Huntington’s disease) (Chromosome 4: 3,074,681-3,243,959)