Title: An Introduction to Bioinformatics
Url: http://www.ableweb.org/volumes/vol-37/v37reprint.php?ch=9
Author: Robert Kosinski
Author's Address: Clemson University, Department of Biological Sciences, SC
Email Address: rjksn@clemson.edu
Description: This exercise is used in introductory biology for majors at Clemson University. Students download DNA
and protein sequences from a Web site and apply common bioinformatics tools to identifying and
researching them. The students identify a piece of a gene using BLAST, explore their gene’s genomic
“neighborhood,” determine the percent of DNA that is transcribed in this neighborhood, identify a protein
using BLAST, research this protein using UniProt, search for literature on the role of the protein in disease,
and finally, determine if DNA isolates from a mass disease outbreak show evidence of bioterrorism.
Keywords: GenBank
protein
bioinformatics
UniProt
bioterrorism
BLAST
PubMed
gene
Topic: Bioinformatics
BEN Subject/Discipline Taxonomy: Bioinformatics
Learning Resource Type: Laboratory exercise (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Context: Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Undergraduate upper division 15-16
Format: pdf
Access Rights: This resource is for ABLE members only.
Rights: http://www.ableweb.org/copyright-policy/
Conference Location & Year: Boston University (2015)
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