1. Quiz#4 LC710 11/14/11 name___________
Given the following full length cDNA for a highly expressed protein:
5’-ATCGATGCACTAGGGCCACCATGAGCAGCAACGGCGAGGACGCCGCCGAC
AGCCACACCCCCGCCTGAAGAAGAAGCTGGAGAAGGAGTTCCACACGAAT
CATTATCTGACCCGCAGACGGAGAATCGTTATGGCGCACGCGCTATGCCT
GACGGAGCGGCAGATCAAGATCTGGTTCCAGAACCGGCGAATGAAGCTGA
AGAAGGAGATCCAGTAAGCACACTAAGGCCAATAAACGTGGCCAGCAAGC
ATTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-3’
This clone was identified from a
Neanderthal cDNA library.
Underline open reading frame (1pt)
Translate open reading frame (2pts-single letter code)
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Does the sequence similarity make it more
Gorilla or Human-like? (3pts)
Is this clone likely to be a contaminate? (2pt)
Yes or No (circle one)? Why or Why not?
Extra Credit: On the sequence above Identify three
salient features of this cDNA, other than Start and Stop codons (1pt)
Genetic Code Probabilities for Gorilla (1)
and Human (2).
1 2