tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post4358873114778101276..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: Triumph of the Darwinian Method, continued: genetics as historyAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-47162319129373813112012-02-01T12:42:01.232-05:002012-02-01T12:42:01.232-05:00Just because I can, I'm posting a link to anot...Just because I can, I'm posting a <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NM_016457.4" rel="nofollow">link</a> to another gene sequence.Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-82617914334604751462012-02-01T11:28:57.178-05:002012-02-01T11:28:57.178-05:00Thank you!Thank you!Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-5590362592615057982012-02-01T11:27:42.062-05:002012-02-01T11:27:42.062-05:00I think you can use standard html "a href&quo...I think you can use standard html "a href" tags:<br /><br /><a href="http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi" rel="nofollow">BLAST</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NM_013618.3" rel="nofollow">NM_013618.3</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-16923785167823370862012-02-01T09:06:38.777-05:002012-02-01T09:06:38.777-05:00P.S. I really wish we could include links in comm...P.S. I really wish we could include links in comments! Anyone know how to do that in Blogger?Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-78285375711330738642012-02-01T09:05:01.922-05:002012-02-01T09:05:01.922-05:00I went for simple. From the BLAST home page (http...I went for simple. From the BLAST home page (http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi), under "Basic Blast", I chose "nucleotide blast", and then just pasted in my (made-up) sequence in the first box where it says "Enter Query Sequence." Then hit "BLAST", wait a bit, and see what you get. <br /><br />If you're not used to using BLAST, you could paste in an actual sequence, to see what happens when you get a match. One way to do this is, at the NCBI website, go to the nucleotide dababase and search for any gene of your choice -- here's one, not exactly at random, as it's relevant to Friday's scheduled post: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NM_013618.3. Scroll to the bottom of the page, select some of the sequence and paste it into the BLAST search box. <br /><br />Hope that's at least sort of clear!Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-83718320663961687522012-02-01T08:53:08.189-05:002012-02-01T08:53:08.189-05:00Sorry, Holly, maybe I misunderstood your question,...Sorry, Holly, maybe I misunderstood your question, as my answer was about the genome browser. Anne did the BLAST search and she can tell you what options she picked....Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-59653544855927192172012-02-01T08:52:11.178-05:002012-02-01T08:52:11.178-05:00Tomorrow there will be another use. The main '...Tomorrow there will be another use. The main 'tracks' to show are RefSeq(the gene itself), Conservation (upper left box in that set of options), Encode regulation, and Repeat masker. Then if you want to explore more or in more detail, you can add other tracks. 'Dense' is the usual way I select to show things.<br /><br />You can scroll along the chromosome, search by specified regions, species, or gene names to see what you would like.Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-61389865825184470572012-02-01T08:38:11.455-05:002012-02-01T08:38:11.455-05:00What were the terms you chose in BLAST? At least, ...What were the terms you chose in BLAST? At least, some highlights? There are so many boxes to check (or not)... so many!Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-35737039624213415832012-02-01T07:14:25.249-05:002012-02-01T07:14:25.249-05:00Ooo, I can't wait!Ooo, I can't wait!Holly Dunsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260104967932801186noreply@blogger.com