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*Volcano plots showed significant difference for no change in gene expression levels.
 
*Volcano plots showed significant difference for no change in gene expression levels.
  
=== Questions to Consider ===   
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=== Questions to Consider: ===   
  
 
*What are the names of the genes the researchers clustered?   
 
*What are the names of the genes the researchers clustered?   
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*What started the cascade?   
 
*What started the cascade?   
 
**If known '''''transcription factors''''' activate genes in the cascade, maybe we can find them early on.   
 
**If known '''''transcription factors''''' activate genes in the cascade, maybe we can find them early on.   
*If a few genes don't change, is that biologically significant?
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*If a few genes don't change, is that biologically significant?
 
 
 
 
  
 
== Classwork ==   
 
== Classwork ==   
  
=== Analyze FastQC data analysis results downloaded from class on January 19, 2016 ===     
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=== Analyze FastQC data analysis results downloaded from class on [[January 19, 2016]] ===     
 
*A quality score above 40 is good.   
 
*A quality score above 40 is good.   
 
*Sequence codes match the reagents provided in class document.   
 
*Sequence codes match the reagents provided in class document.   

Latest revision as of 17:00, 13 February 2016

Article Discussion

"The Burmese Pythod Genome Reveals the Molecular Basis for Extreme Adaptation in Snakes" (2013)

  • Researchers clustered genes with similar trends in differential gene expression together.
  • STEM is a source of gene identifiers and clusters.
  • Volcano plots showed significant difference for no change in gene expression levels.

Questions to Consider:

  • What are the names of the genes the researchers clustered?
    • Investigate ncbi gene bank
  • What started the cascade?
    • If known transcription factors activate genes in the cascade, maybe we can find them early on.
  • If a few genes don't change, is that biologically significant?

Classwork

Analyze FastQC data analysis results downloaded from class on January 19, 2016

  • A quality score above 40 is good.
  • Sequence codes match the reagents provided in class document.
  • All reads are 76bp.
  • Very few "N's." A "N" indicates that RNAseq was unable to pick a base.
  • Intestine has smooth GC curve line.
  • The class was unable to determine what exactly "Sequence Duplication Levels" showed us.
  • Overall, our data is of good quality.


Moving forward, we need to:

  • Trim off the first 4 bases.
  • Discard reads with a score less than 15.
  • Name all the reads.
  • Sort all the reads.
  • Exhaust publicly avaible data sets.


INCLUDE SCREENSHOTS OF DATA WHEN YOU FIGURE OUT HOW TO UPLOAD PICTURES


Ashlyn's Main Page


References

  • Castoe, Todd A., et al. “The Burmese python genome reveals the molecular basis for extreme adaptation in snakes.” Pnas.org. (2013)
Castoe et al. (2013)
Supplementary Material