Identifying Hereditary Cancer Using BLAST

Identifying Hereditary Cancer Using BLAST

This activity from the Teaching the Genome Generation™ (TtGG) Cancer Genetics module investigates gene variants that are associated with increased risk for skin cancer. In this activity, you will analyze and compare DNA sequences for the CDKN2A gene using BLAST.

Topics

  • BLAST
  • Teaching the Genome Generation
  • TtGG
  • hereditary
  • melanoma
  • newborn genomics report
  • skin cancer