Chapter 23, Problem 16EQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The use of pattern recognition, sequence recognition or both to identify the following:

A. The presence of P element in the Drosophila.

B. The presence of stop codon in a stretch of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).

C. The presence of an inverted sequence in one segment with respect to the other.

D. The presence of one or more genes in a long stretch of bacterial DNA.

Introduction:

With the advancement of technology, the gene of interest can be easily searched in a genome that has been newly sequenced, in case the sequence of gene is known. Using this approach, genes with known functions can be identified in the newly sequenced genome, thus helping in the genome annotation.