Rationale: Start codons for all Arthrobacter phage tape measure proteins, minor tail proteins, and major tail proteins were analyzed.

Procedure: DNA Master and PhagesDB were used to gather data. Obtained DNA Master file from PhagesDB and uploaded onto DNA Master. Protein sequence was analyzed, size of gene, and the cluster were all documented onto a google sheet. Abstract for independent research was written using Word.

Results:

Future work/Conclusions: Couple of reverse genes that is uncharacteristic of tail proteins. Majority of the major tail proteins have the start “ATG” with a couple of “GTG” with only one “TTG”. Make graphs for presentation representing the hard data, and look into the reverse genes, and what makes them unique. Only one reverse gene from the major tail proteins 1/154 genes that were analyzed. Further work will be needed to be done to analyze this reverse gene as long as other reverse genes found.