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Example gene sequences


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Below are the first 1260 base pairs for two important human genes.  A mutation of the first, CFTR, causes cystic fibrosis, whereas a mutation of the second, CNGB3, is associated with a type of colour-blindness.


First 1260 bases for the CFTR gene:
aattggaagcaaatgacatcacagcaggtcagagaaaaagggttgagcggcaggcaccca
gagtagtaggtctttggcattaggagcttgagcccagacggccctagcagggaccccagc
gcccgagagaccatgcagaggtcgcctctggaaaaggccagcgttgtctccaaacttttt
ttcaggtgagaaggtggccaaccgagcttcggaaagacacgtgcccacgaaagaggaggg
cgtgtgtatgggttgggtttggggtaaaggaataagcagtttttaaaaagatgcgctatc
attcattgttttgaaagaaaatgtgggtattgtagaataaaacagaaagcattaagaaga
gatggaagaatgaactgaagctgattgaatagagagccacatctacttgcaactgaaaag
ttagaatctcaagactcaagtacgctactatgcacttgttttatttcatttttctaagaa
actaaaaatacttgttaataagtacctaagtatggtttattggttttcccccttcatgcc
ttggacacttgattgtcttcttggcacatacaggtgccatgcctgcatatagtaagtgct
cagaaaacatttcttgactgaattcagccaacaaaaattttggggtaggtagaaaatata
tgcttaaagtatttattgttatgagactggatatatctagtatttgtcacaggtaaatga
ttcttcaaaaattgaaagcaaatttgttgaaatatttattttgaaaaaagttacttcaca
agctataaattttaaaagccataggaatagataccgaagttatatccaactgacatttaa
taaattgtattcatagcctaatgtgatgagccacagaagcttgcaaactttaatgagatt
ttttaaaatagcatctaagttcggaatcttaggcaaagtgttgttagatgtagcacttca
tatttgaagtgttctttggatattgcatctactttgttcctgttattatactggtgtgaa
tgaatgaataggtactgctctctcttgggacattacttgacacataattacccaatgaat
aagcatactgaggtatcaaaaaagtcaaatatgttataaatagctcatatatgtgtgtag
gggggaaggaatttagctttcacatctctcttatgtttagttctctgcatgtgcagttaa
tcctggaactccggtgctaaggagagactgttggcccttgaaggagagctcctccctgtg

First 1260 bases of CNGB3:
ggcacagtcataaatacagagggttttcagaaccacctcagagaagatgtttaaatcgct
gacaaaagtcaacaaggtgaagcctataggagagaacaatgagaatgaacaaagttctcg
tcggaatgaagaaggctctcacccaagtaatcagtctcagcaaaccacagcacaggtatg
tcctctacattcctatgcaagccttgattttcatcatttcttatctggtaatagcattta
atcactgctacgatatatgattgtttagtagttttacctggcaccatctggtacatgtac
tgtgtcgggcttatcttcattaatttatatattctgtatgtatttgttcataaaaagaat
aataaatgtttaggagactatactaggatttggaaaagccaagtaagacttctcattgct
gattttcacttctaccatcatccaaaatgaaaccatttctcaaatattaaattggttact
tgattgagtttcaacaaagaacatcaagtatcctggtcttcataaaccacatgttaacaa
taaatctctagagcaataggaaacctattggctctcaattgagagcgattttaccactca
agggacatttggcaaatctggggacactttcagttgtcatagctccggggtggggatgtt
actggcatccagtgggtaaagtctgcagatgctgctcaacatcctatcatgtacaggaca
gccctccacaacgtagaattatacactacaaaattttaatactgccaaggtggaggaact
ttaaacaagccttttcacaagttctaaatatatttttctgcaaaatgtatatgataattt
ctgctttgttatgagaactagagacagtaatatataaagcacatggtaggtactttacaa
gtggctattattattattaataagaatttgtgtttctgtgacaggtttaagtcctaagtg
atcattacaagagcaatatttacttagaactatccacagaataattttcgtgaattactc
actagaattatctaaaagagctacagaagatttttagagcagtagttattttgccatctg
aaacagctggatgagagatgacaagtacaagcaggagtgctcctcagggactaggggagc
atagtccaatggttcgggtttaaatgagcctagaggatagacaacactgagactatttaa
catgggccgtggaaaatctgccttccttttctgattaatgttgactgctttgcagtagag

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