A program of ITEST (Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) funded by the National Science Foundation Background Session #6 DNA Sequencing and Using DNA Sequences May 31, 2008 Dr. Simona Bartl Adjunct Professor Moss Landing Marine Labs
May 31st Workshop2 Intro to DNA Sequencing
May 31st Workshop3 Definition A technique used to determine the sequence of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule or fragment bioweb.wku.edu
May 31st Workshop4 Application Examples DNA sequencing is commonly used to… Identify useful regions of DNA for other applications Identify nucleotides in a gene and the inferred protein sequence Generate data for taxonomic analysis Identify gene defects associated with certain diseases Analyze whole genomes
May 31st Workshop5 Non-examples DNA sequencing is NOT commonly used for… DNA fingerprinting Making monoclonal antibodies Conducting stem cell research
May 31st Workshop6 Techniques Maxam-Gilbert (chemical cleavage) DNA broken into fragments of various lengths Sanger (chain termination or dideoxy sequencing) DNA synthesis is blocked at varying sites Dye-terminator sequencing Combines Sanger and PCR Reactions are denatured and separated by size
May 31st Workshop7 Dye-terminator sequencing
May 31st Workshop8 Using DNA sequences Finding the right level of variation to differentiate: Individuals Populations Species Higher taxa Using levels of variation to determine: Degrees of relatedness Time of divergence (based on mutation rate)