Computer programmers, working with molecular geneticists, have developed programs that can identify genes within long stretches of DNA sequence. Imagine that you are working with a programmer on such a project. On the basis of what you know about the process of transcription, what sequences should the program use to identify the beginning and end of a gene?

Computer programmers, working with molecular geneticists, have developed programs that can identify genes within long stretches of DNA sequence. Imagine that you are working with a programmer on such a project. On the basis of what you know about the process of transcription, what sequences should the program use to identify the beginning and end of a gene?

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter19: Genomes And Proteomes

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1ITD: Below is a sequence of 540 bases from a genome. What information would you use to find the...

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