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== Background Information == | == Background Information == | ||
Objective: To have the user compare two very similar organisms to familiarize themself with CoGe while also learning | Objective: To have the user compare two very similar organisms to familiarize themself with CoGe while also learning about evolution. | ||
Difficulty: Easy | Difficulty: Easy | ||
Estimated Time: 10 minutes | Estimated Time: 10 minutes | ||
== Lesson == | == Lesson == | ||
Revision as of 23:26, 15 June 2010
Background Information
Objective: To have the user compare two very similar organisms to familiarize themself with CoGe while also learning about evolution.
Difficulty: Easy
Estimated Time: 10 minutes
Lesson
Introduction
A human genome contains over 3 billion base pairs. If a scientist wants to identify similar portions of DNA in a human genome to a chimpanzee genome, which is also over 3 billion base pairs long, the scientist would need to use a computer program. This is where CoGe comes in. CoGe