Rationale

Today we will create 4 possible research questions for an Independent Research Project.

Procedure

• The tools and ideas provided on Canvas were looked through to see if any generated interest
• After consideration, %GC and repeats were found to be most interesting to the group and four research questions were created around the topic.

Results

The questions created are presented below.

1. Is there a correlation within NapoleonB between the %GC of genes and the %GC of gaps with no coding potential?
2. In NapoleonB’s genome, are there many repeated sequences within the gaps between genes, as opposed to within the genes?
3. Is there a correlation within NapoleonB between the %GC of genes with known functions and genes with no known function?
4. Can the number of repeated sequences in phage genomes from different clusters indicate evolutionary relationships?

Conclusions/Next Steps

Next, we will narrow down the proposed questions to one final question for independent research. We will then begin research for the finalized topic.