Comparing DNA Sequences

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11th Grade - University

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Mr. Anderson explains how DNA sequencing has revolutionized biology by allowing us to compare DNA sequences and understand evolutionary relationships. He introduces cladograms as a way to visualize these relationships and provides an exercise to compare DNA sequences. The video also includes a tutorial on using NCBI and BLAST to search for and compare DNA sequences, demonstrating how to find evolutionary significance through these tools.

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What does it mean when a species is described as being 96% similar in DNA to humans?

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What is the importance of the actin gene in the context of this podcast?

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How can one use the BLAST tool to find similarities in DNA sequences?

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Explain how evolutionary trees can be constructed from DNA sequence data.

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