[12] Determine the DNA sequence by analyzing the location of each nucleotide across the four lanes of the electrophoresis instrument. Provide the DNA sequence as your answer here.

Important: remember that your sequence starts from the shortest fragment!

Answer:



[13] What is the significance of finding that DNA sequences are highly similar for two different species?

Answer:


[14] Below, align the newly determined DNA sequence for the unknown species with the sequences of the three known plant species (see data under the Activity Form tab). Next, compute the percent alignment of the bases for the three comparisons.

Show the alignment and percent alignment calculation for Plant 1. Highlight the Plant 1 differences in yellow.
Plant 1: TCAGCGTGACTAACTG (data from the Activity Form tab)
Unknown:
Calculation (% similarity):
Show the alignment and percent alignment calculation for Plant 2. Highlight the Plant 2 differences in yellow.


Plant 2: TCATCGTCGCTAACGT (data from the Activity Form tab)
Unknown:
Calculation (% similarity):

Show the alignment and percent alignment calculation for Plant 3. Highlight the Plant 3 differences in yellow.

Plant 3:TGATCGACGCTAACGA (data from the Activity Form tab)

Unknown:
Calculation (% similarity):
Which known species has a genotype that is most similar to that of the unknown plant?