Chapter 9, Problem 35P

Table $\text{D}$ lists $\text{α-globin}$ and $\text{β-globin}$ gene sequences for $\text{11}$ or $\text{12}$ nucleotides preceding the start codon and the first nucleotide following the start codon (see problem $\text{34}$). The data are for $\text{16}$ vertebrate globin genes reported by Kozak $\left(\text{1987}\right)$. The sequences are written from $\text{-12 to +4}$ with the start codon sequence in capital letters.

Use the data in this table to

Determine the consensus sequence for the $16$ selected $\text{α-globin}$ and $\text{β-globin}$ genes.

Compare the consensus sequence for these globin genes to the consensus sequence derived from the larger study of $699$ vertebrate genes in Problem $34$.