Create a diagram of the explanation in the paragraph. I recommend that you attempt each problem on your own, then meet with your classmates to discuss possible answers. You must turn in answers to your problems on Blackboard – you can take pictures of diagrams / handwritten answers. Correct answers can be found in Alberts, The Problems Book, but your answers should be written in your own words. If you put serious time / effort into these problems, this should help you to prepare for the exam.

1. (P4-35)Your research advisor suggests that you write a computer program that will identify the exons of protein-encoding genes directly from the sequence of the human genome. In preparation for that task, you decide to write down a list of the features that might distinguish coding sequences from intronic DNA and sequences outside of genes. What features would you list?