An introductory exercise using BLAST to annotate a region in the Drosophila melanogaster genome. Students can use this exercise to gain familiarity with performing BLAST searches and interpreting BLAST output. An answer key is provided for instructors.
Detecting and Interpreting Genetic Homology
- Last Reviewed: August 10, 2025
- Last Updated: August 10, 2025
- Wilson Leung, Jeremy Buhler
- Created: June 23, 2006
- Curriculum Section: Gene Annotation
- Curriculum Type: Lesson with Exercises
- Target Audience: Intermediate Student
- NIBLSE Competencies: C4
- Learning Outcomes: II-A
- Topic Tags: Genomic Database, Sequence Homology
- Tool Tags: BLAST