ataaacccattcatctctattattacatttacaacactcatcctaagcacaacaattgta
gtcatcagctctcactgacttttcgcctgagtcggatttgaaataaacatgatagctatc
atccccatcataataaaaaattttaacccccgaaccacagaggcctccactaaatatttc
ctaacccaagctaccgcatccgccctactcataatagcaattataatcaacctgtcacac
tccggtcaatgaactatcaccaagctatttaatccaacagcatcaatactagtaacaatt
gccctagccatcaaactaggattatccccattccacttctgagtacccgaagtcacacaa
ggcatccccctatccacaggcctagtcctactcacatgacaaaaaatcgcacccctgtcc
attctataccaaatctcaccctccattaacatgaacctaatactaactatatccctactc
tccattctcatcgggggttgaggaggactaaaccagactcaactccgaaaaattatagct
tactcatcaatcgcccacataggatgaataaccacaatcctaccctacaatacaaccata
accctactaaacctactaatctatgtcacaataaccttcaccatattcatactatttatc
caaaactcaaccacaaccacactatctctgtcccagacatgaaacaaaacacccattacc
acaacccttaccatacttaccctactttccatagggggcctcccaccactctcgggcttt
atccccaaatgaataattattcaagaactaacaaaaaacgaaaccctcatcataccaacc
ttcatagccaccacagcattactcaacctctacttctatatacgcctcacctactcaaca
gcactaaccctattcccctccacaaataacataaaaataaaatgacaattctaccccaca
aaacgaataaccctcctgccaacagcaattgtaatatcaacaatactcctaccccttaca
ccaatactctccaccctattatag
DNA Sequence
of
NADH2 gene from the Fortune Bay "Sea Monster"
This creature was identified by means of a BLAST search,
[ BLAST : Basic Local Alignment
and Search
Tool ]
which
determines
the homology
of an unknown DNA
sequence
to the
library of all known DNA sequences
To repeat the identification:
Copy the
above DNA sequence
Go to
the NCBI
BLAST site
Request
a "nucleotide
blast" (BLAST)
Paste
the DNA
sequence into the Search box
Under 'Choose search set' click 'nucleotide collection (nr/nt)'
Under 'Program Selection' click 'Megablast'
Hit
the BLAST button
Wait for
your
result
What is the Sea Monster?
For more discussion, see
PubMed
entry: Carr et al. 2002. Biological
Bulletin 202:1-5 [pdf]
All
text material
©2008 by Steven M. Carr