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The objectives of this lecture series are to familiarize high school students with the CoGe program and to teach them fundamental ideas about [[Comparative genomics|comparative genomics]].
The objectives of this lecture series are to familiarize high school students with the CoGe program and to teach them fundamental ideas about [[Comparative genomics|comparative genomics]].


== Basic genetic ideas required ==
== Basic genetic ideas required ==


'''DNA'''<br>  
'''DNA'''<br>  
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*What are proteins and what do they do?
*What are proteins and what do they do?


'''Mutations'''
'''Mutations'''  


*What are the different types of mutations?
*What are the different types of mutations?
'''Vocabulary'''<br>
*Exon
*Intron
*RNA


== CoGe<br>  ==
== CoGe<br>  ==

Revision as of 16:56, 18 June 2010

Objective

The objectives of this lecture series are to familiarize high school students with the CoGe program and to teach them fundamental ideas about comparative genomics.

Basic genetic ideas required

DNA

  • What is DNA and what does it do?
  • How does DNA work?

Genes

  • What are genes and what do they do?
  • How do genes work?

Proteins

  • What are proteins and what do they do?

Mutations

  • What are the different types of mutations?

CoGe

Overview

  • What can CoGe do and why do we need it?

Understanding CoGe's interface

Basic CoGe interface knowlege required