Comments | scjody: Feline DNA sequence

scjody

Feline DNA sequence

Jul 26, 2009 15:55

This is a long shot, but does anyone know where I can get a DNA sequence from a cat - any cat? I don't even need the whole thing - 100 base pairs should be enough. It's for an art project.

Update: Found!

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grimmwire July 26 2009, 21:25:55 UTC

I've passed your query on to a friend who runs a genome database at McGill; his area is insects, but he might know where to look.

scjody July 26 2009, 22:36:13 UTC

A friend sent me a link to a database online. Thanks though!

swestrup July 27 2009, 03:44:32 UTC

I seem to recall that the domestic cat actually has about 1000 base pairs that just spell

catcatcatcatcatcatcatcat...

I'm not sure if that's unique to felines though.

scjody July 27 2009, 17:04:41 UTC

Gödel, Escher, Bach: Douglas Hofstadter is Smarter Than You makes that claim. Not willing to download the whole genome to verify this though :)