The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) is a not-for-profit center dedicated to deciphering and analyzing genomes-the complex molecular chains that constitute each organism's unique genetic heritage.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) provides an integrated approach to the use of gene and protein sequence information, the scientific literature (MEDLINE), molecular structures, and related resources, in biomedicine.
The Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) finds regions of local similarity between sequences. The program compares nucleotide or protein sequences to sequence databases and calculates the statistical significance of matches. BLAST can be used to infer functional and evolutionary relationships between sequences as well as help identify members of gene families.
One cannot watch cells crawling, dividing, segregating their chromosomes, or rearranging their surface without feeling curious about the molecular mechanisms that underlie these processes. Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts, Walter; Garland Publishing.
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