Genetics

Intermediate concepts in BLAST®

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Advance your understanding of BLAST® by building on foundational concepts. Differentiate between gene homologues across organisms and examine and collect genome data using BLAST®. Apply knowledge to scenarios such as the identification of homologous proteins across species, leveraging homologous sequences for forensic investigations, and navigating the interactive BLAST® genome viewer for key sequences like the LAC operon.

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Differentiate between gene homologues across organisms.
Examine and collect genome data using the BLAST® genome viewer.

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Obtaining and Recording Data

How to gather query cover and identity data for different organisms for evolutionary comparisons
How to gather identity data for a forensic scenario
How to use the genome viewer to gather metadata associated with specific genes for both Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

Interpreting and Analysing Data

How to interpret % identity in an evolutionary comparison
How to determine if any crime scene exhibits came from a human source

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Genetics

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