Wednesday, September 29, 2010

For your Classwork 4

GACCTACACCTGTCAACATAATTGGAAGAAATCTGTTGACTCAGATTGGTTGCACTTTAAATTTTCCCATTAGCCCTATTGAGACTGTACCAGTAAAATTAAAGCCAGGAATGGATGGCCCAAAAGTTAAACAATGGCCATTGACAGAAGAAAAAATAAAAGCATTAGTAGAAATTTGTACAGAGATGGAAAAGGAAGGGAAAATTTCAAAAATTGGGCCTGAAAATCCATACAATACTCCAGTATTTGCCATAAAGAAAAAAGACAGTACTAAATGGAGAAAATTAGTAGATTTCAGAGAACTTAATAAGAGAACTCAAGACTTCTGGGAAGTTCAATTAGGAATACCACATCCCGCAGGGTTAAAAAAGAAAAAATCAGTAACAGTACTGGATGTGGGTGATGCATATTTTTCAGTTCCCTTAGATGAAGACTTCAGGAAGTATACTGCATTTACCATACCTAGTATAAACAATGAGACACCAGGGATTAGATATCAGTACAATGTGCTTCCACAGGGATGGAAAGGATCACCAGCAATATTCCAAAGTAGCATGACAAAAATCTTAGAGCCTTTTAGAAAACAAAATCCAGACATAGTTATCTATCAATACATGGATGATTTGTATGTAGGATCTGACTTAGAAATAGGGCAGCATAGAACAAAAATAGAGGAGCTGAGACAACATCTGTTGAGGTGGGGACTTACCACACCAGACAAAAAACATCAGAAAGAACCTCCATTCCTTTGGATGGGTTATGAACTCCATCCTGATAAATGGACAGTACAGCCTATAGTGCTGCCAGAAAAAGACAGCTGGACTGTCAATGACATACAGA


1. What is the name of the protein that contain this DNA sequence?
2. In which organism does was this sequence derived from?
3. When was the sequence loaded in the database?
4. What is the Accession number of the sequence?
5. What is the percentage identity of the sequence to the query seuence?
6. What is the Expectation(E)-value of the results?

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Analyse the following DNA material using Bioinformatics Tools

ATGGATTTATCTGCTCTTCGCGTTGAAGAAGTACAAAATGTCATTAATGCTATGCAGAAAATCTTAGAGTGTCCCATCTGTCTGGAGTTGATCAAGGAACCTGTCTCCACAAAGTGTGACCACATATTTTGCAAATTTTGCATGCTGAAACTTCTCAACCAGAAGAAAGGGCCTTCACAGTGTCCTTTATGTAAGAATGATATAACCAAAAGGAGCCTACAAGAAAGTACGAGATTTAGTCAACTTGTTGAAGAGCTATTGAAAATCATTTGTGCTTTTCAGCTTGACACAGGTTTGGAGTATGCAAACAGCTATAATTTTGCAAAAAAGGAAAATAACTCTCCTGAACATCTAAAAGATGAAGTTTCTATCATCCAAAGTATGGGCTACAGAAACCGTGCCAAAAGACTTCTACAGAGTGAACCCGAAAATCCTTCCTTGCAGGAAACCAGTCTCAGTGTCCAACTCTCTAACCTTGGAACTGTGAGAACTCTGAGGACAAAGCAGCGGATACAACCTCAAAAGACGTCTGTCTACATTGAATTGGGATCTGATTCTTCTGAAGATACCGTTAATAAGGCAACTTATTGCAGTGTGGGAGATCAAGAATTGTTACAAATCACCCCTCAAGGAACCAGGGATGAAATCAGTTTGGATTCTGCAAAAAAGGCTGCTTGTGAATTTTCTGAGACGGATGTAACAAATACTGAACATCATCAACCCAGTAATAATGATTTGAACACCACTGAGAAGCGTGCAGCTGAGAGGCATCCAGAAAAGTATCAGGGTAGTTCTGTTTCAAACTTGCATGTGGAGCCATGTGGCACAAATACTCATGCCAGCTCATTACAGCATGAGAACAGCAGTTTATTACTCACTAAAGACAGAATGAATGTAGAAAAGGCTGAAT

Drawing a dotplot from sequence alignment

Look at the classwork I gave you containing sequences 1, 2, 3 when sequence 2 and 3 were aligned to sequence and answer questions that follow.
1) Draw a dotplot when sequence 2 is aligned to sequence 1 using a window size of 3 and a stringency of 2.
2) If you increase the window size to 5 and keep the stringency to 2, show how the plot would look like.

How to use Bioinformatics tools

Your friend has isolated a DNA material from a human cells and believes that this piece of DNA material contains a functional domain that is responsible for aerly onset of cancer by binding insulin receptors. Describe how you would use bioinformatics tools to process this DNA material and attempt to charecerize the genetic material. In your asnwer give examples of tools to use and how these tools will answer your intended question.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

What is the name of this DNA sequence segement or gene

CTCTTGCTGTTTCTTTAGCCACTGGTCTGCAGGCGTTTTCTTCTTCTAACTTCCTCTCCTGTGACAAAAGAGATAACTATTAGAGAAACAAAAGTCCAGAATGCTAAGGTTGCCGCTTTCACTTCCTCTCACCCTTTAGCCCAGAACTGCTTTGAATACACCAATTGCTGTGGGGCGGCTCGAGGAAGAGAAGACACCAGTGCCTCAGAAACTGCTCGGTCAGACGGTGATAGCGAGCCACGCATTCACAGGGCCACTGCTGCTCACAGAAGCAGTGAGGATGATGCCAGGATGATGTCTGCCTCGCGCCTGGCTGGGACTCTGATCCCAGCCATGGCCTTCCTCTCCTGCGTGAGACCAGAAAGCTGGGAGCCCTGCGTGGAGGTGGTTCCTAATATTACTTATCAATGCATGGAGCTGAATTTCTACAAAATCCCCGACAACCTCCCCTTCTCAACCAAGAACCTGGACCTGAGCTTTAATCCCCTGAGGCATTTAGGCAGCTATAGCTTCTTCAGTTTCCCAGAACTGCAGGTGCTGGATTTATCCAGGTGTGAAATCCAGACAATTGAAGATGGGGCATATCAGAGCCTAAGCCACCTCTCTACCTTAATATTGACAGGAAACCCCATCCAGAGTTTAGCCCTGGGAGCCTTTTCTGGACTATCAAGTTTACAGAAGCTGGTGGCTGTGGAGACAAATCTAGCATCTCTAGAGAACTTCCCCATTGGACATCTCAAAACTTTGAAAGAACTTAATGTGGCTCACAATCTTATCCAATCTTTCAAATTACCTGAGTATTTTTCTAATCTGACCAATCTAGAGCACTTGGACCTTTCCAGCAACAAGATTCAAAGTATTTATTGCACAGACTTGCGGGTTCTACATCAAATGCCCCTACTCAATCTCTCTTTAGACCTGTCCCTGAACCCTATGAACTTTATCCAACCAGGTGCATTTAAAGAAATTAGGCTTCATAAGCTGACTTTAAGAAATAATTTTGATAGTTTAAATGTAATGAAAACTTGTATTCAAGGTCTGGCTGGTTTAGAAGTCCATCGTTTGGTTCTGGGAGAATTTAGAAATGAAGGAAACTTGGAAAAGTTTGACAAATCTGCTCTAGAGGGCCTGTGCAATTTGACCATTGAAGAATTCCGATTAGCATACTTA