9. You sequence the genomes of four different organisms and compare their sequences over a short regionas shown below.5′ AGGTATATAATTTGCG 3′5′ CAATATAAAACCCTAC 3′5′ GCGTATAAAAGAGCTA 3′5′ TTATATATAAAGAAGT 3′a. Determine the consensus sequence common to thefour regions above.b. Why would you want to define the consensus sequence? How would you decide whether the four sequences were worth comparing to define a consensus?c. How could you use this general strategy for defininga consensus sequence to determine which aminoacids of a protein are most crucial for its function?

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9. You sequence the genomes of four different organisms and compare their sequences over a short region
as shown below.
5′ AGGTATATAATTTGCG 3′
5′ CAATATAAAACCCTAC 3′
5′ GCGTATAAAAGAGCTA 3′
5′ TTATATATAAAGAAGT 3′
a. Determine the consensus sequence common to the
four regions above.b. Why would you want to define the consensus sequence? How would you decide whether the four sequences were worth comparing to define a consensus?
c. How could you use this general strategy for defining
a consensus sequence to determine which amino
acids of a protein are most crucial for its function?

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