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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Below is a list of sequences from the promoters of different genes. Use this information to determine the best consensus (from the choices) for these promoters. CCTAGT CGTAGA GGTTGT GGTACT CCATGT CCAACA How do you determine a consensus?

OpenStudy (blues):

A consensus sequence is the hypothetical sequence that most of the sample sequences have in common. So for example, four of the six sequences have a C as the first nucleotide. For that reason, the first nucleotide in the consensus sequence will be a C. And so on. Hope that is helpful.

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