Department
Biological Sciences
Major
Biological Sciences
Research Advisor
Frank, Ronald
Advisor's Department
Biological Sciences
Abstract
The database at NCBI is a vast resource of genetic information. The purpose of this project was to search through, acquire, compile and test that data in a way that would identify putative gene families of the proteins that make up the cytoplasmic ribosomes in Glycine max. The initial search criteria were sequences that had been submitted to NCBI as portions of these ribosomal protein genes in Glycine and were later expanded to include sequences from some of Glycine's close relatives. The search results were assembled into contiguous sequences, searched for open reading frames and finally compared to each other for uniqueness. To date, contiguous sequences for over 20 cytoplasmic ribosomal protein gene families have been identified.
Biography
Daniel Schwent is a third-year undergraduate student of biology at Missouri S& T.
Research Category
Natural Sciences
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Location
Havener Center, Upper Atrium/Hallway
Presentation Date
9 Apr 2008, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Identifying Ribosomal Protein Gene Families in Glycine max
Havener Center, Upper Atrium/Hallway
The database at NCBI is a vast resource of genetic information. The purpose of this project was to search through, acquire, compile and test that data in a way that would identify putative gene families of the proteins that make up the cytoplasmic ribosomes in Glycine max. The initial search criteria were sequences that had been submitted to NCBI as portions of these ribosomal protein genes in Glycine and were later expanded to include sequences from some of Glycine's close relatives. The search results were assembled into contiguous sequences, searched for open reading frames and finally compared to each other for uniqueness. To date, contiguous sequences for over 20 cytoplasmic ribosomal protein gene families have been identified.
