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TASK 6 - INVESTIGATING
PROTEIN EVOLUTION USING BIOINFORMATICS
AUTHORS
Jennifer Lowman - The MacRobertson Girls
High School
DESCRIPTION OF TASK
A PowerPoint presentation introduces Bioinformatics and the concept of Homologous proteins. It is also presents some of the required background information. This presentation leads on to an activity designed to familiarize first-time users with the Biology Workbench; a useful Bioinformatics Tool. Lastly questions are posed that require students to use their understanding of molecular genetics to explain the data in terms of protein evolution.
Link to VCE Study Design
Unit 4: Outcome 2
• Evidence for evolution: molecular evidence
• Evolutionary relationships: conservation of genes; genome phylogeny
SAC for Outcome 2: An oral or written report that demonstrates evolutionary relationships using first- or second-hand data.
BACKGROUND
Students should have an understanding of the following concepts prior to doing this activity: DNA structure and function, protein structure and function, mutations, a basic understanding of homology, and a basic understanding of evolution.
MATERIALS
• Save the
PowerPoint
presentation to your computer prior to starting
this activity
Print off and copy
for student use in class:
• Instructions for using the Biology Workbench
• Data
Sheet
• Student
Worksheet BioInformatics and Protein Evolution
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