Molecular Biology 5th Edition by Robert Weaver

Exercise 3

Perform a BLAST search on the first 20 nt of this sequence (the sequence is divided into blocks of 10 nt): ttaagtgaaa taaagagtga atgaaaaaat aatatcctta. What gene did you identify What was the best E value you obtained Now try again with all 40 nt. Did you still retrieve the same gene What is the best E value you obtained this time Why is the E value different this time On what chromosome is this gene located Is there any relationship between this gene and prostate cancer in men If so, what is the relationship