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PreLab Questions:
1. What are the four nucleotides that make up the DNA code?
2. What is a gene? Where do genes come from?
3. Where are genes located?
4. Explain how DNA determines the traits of an organism. Use the words nucleotide, gene, and protein in your explanation.
5. What could happen to an organism if it inherited a gene that coded for a defective protein?
GENE SEQUENCING
Gene Sequence Number
Abbreviation or name of Gene
Genetic disease associated with gene
Chromosome number (location of gene)
Describe symptoms of disease.
Gene Sequence Number
Abbreviation or name of Gene
Genetic disease associated with gene
Chromosome number (location of gene)
Describe symptoms of disease.
Analysis
1. How do you know what known sequence of DNA was closest to your unknown sequence?
2. If you had more nucelotides in your sequence to enter into BLAST, (say 1000 instead of 100), do you think it would be more specific or less specific in the matches. Explain your reasoning.
3. How would scientists all over the world check to see what newly sequenced region of DNA is similar to? Do you think they do with the new DNA sequence if it is unknown. Explain?
4. What do you think the ramifications are for insurance companies knowing DNA sequences of individuals?