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== Overview ==
== Overview ==


This tutorial is intended as a walkthrough for high school students to help them navigate and fully utilize the CoGe program.
This tutorial is intended as a walkthrough for high school students to help them navigate and fully utilize the CoGe program while learning about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_genomics comparative genomics].


== Lessons  ==
== Lessons  ==


Basics<br>  
'''Basics'''<br>  


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| &nbsp; 1&nbsp;  
| &nbsp; 1&nbsp;  
| [[Required Background Information]]  
| [[Required Background Information]]  
| Explains the basic genetic concepts and vocabulary required to use CoGe
| Explains the basic genetic concepts and vocabulary required to use CoGe  
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| None
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| &nbsp; 2  
| &nbsp; 2  
| [[Visually comparing bacteria and mammal genomes]]  
| [[Visually comparing bacteria and mammal genomes|Visually Comparing Genomes]]  
| Learn how to generate a pictorial representation of genomes
| Learn how to generate a pictorial representation of genomes  
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obCu1bCFQdk&feature=player_embedded#! OrganismView] &amp; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ9V68LQKuM&feature=player_embedded GenomeView]
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| &nbsp; 3  
| &nbsp; 3  
| [[Computationally Comparing Different Genomes]]  
| [[Computationally Comparing Different Genomes]]  
| Learn how to have computers align portions of DNA from one organism to another (Running a BLAST)
| Learn how to have computers compare DNA from different organisms<br>
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| [[FastaView|FastaView]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdkgrtXySlI&feature=player_embedded CoGeBlast], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FE_ylQqBJc&feature=player_embedded GEvo]
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| &nbsp; 4  
| &nbsp; 4  
| Synteny: getting the big picture ( [[TestMN]] )<br>  
| [[Synteny: Getting the Big Picture]]<br>  
| Learn about a great way of comparing two complete genomes<br>
| Learn about a great way of comparing two complete genomes (syntenic dot plots)<br>  
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-dUsMuIkMg&feature=player_embedded SynMap]
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Advanced<br>  
'''Advanced'''<br>  


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| Identifying Transposons  
| Identifying Transposons ([[TestMN]])<br>
| Learn how to identify transposon which have never been discovered before
| Learn how to identify transposon which have never been discovered before
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 21 June 2010

Overview

This tutorial is intended as a walkthrough for high school students to help them navigate and fully utilize the CoGe program while learning about comparative genomics.

Lessons

Basics

# Name Description   New Program Used
  1  Required Background Information Explains the basic genetic concepts and vocabulary required to use CoGe None
  2 Visually Comparing Genomes Learn how to generate a pictorial representation of genomes OrganismView & GenomeView
  3 Computationally Comparing Different Genomes Learn how to have computers compare DNA from different organisms
FastaView, CoGeBlast, GEvo
  4 Synteny: Getting the Big Picture
Learn about a great way of comparing two complete genomes (syntenic dot plots)
SynMap


Advanced

# Name Description
 1 Identifying Transposons (TestMN)
Learn how to identify transposon which have never been discovered before
 2
 3