G-Protein Coupled Receptor Gene Duplication Project

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G-Protein Coupled Receptor Gene Duplication Project

Introduction[edit | edit source]

The broad aim of this project is to analyze genomic sequence data with hidden Markov models (HMMs). The HMM analysis program used is called HMMER and can be downloaded here.

Research[edit | edit source]

Academic Background[edit | edit source]

Overview[edit | edit source]

This area of research requires training in bioinformatics. As a result, it involves an academic background which is a combination of biology and computer science.

Recommended Coursework[edit | edit source]

Researchers[edit | edit source]

Acknowledgments[edit | edit source]

La comadreja would like to thank the following people:

  • David B., for help in using the HMMER software
  • User:Graeme E. Smith, for finding the locations of complete genomes relevant to the study