Skill:
3.1.S1 Use of a database to determine differences in the base sequence of a gene in two species
3.1.S1 Use of a database to determine differences in the base sequence of a gene in two species
Objectives:
- Explain why cytochrome oxidase 1 is often used to assess the differences in the base sequences of a gene between two species.
- Use NCBI to search for COX1 sequences for different species.
- Use a computer software tool to create an alignment of the gene sequences between different species.
- Outline information that can be determined given gene sequence alignment data.