Answer to Question #119789 in Bioinformatics for Enoch Beyoung

Question

After a genome is sequenced, what are the immediate next steps?

Answer 1

DNA sequencing is the process of determining the nucleic acid sequence – the order of nucleotides in DNA. It includes any method or technology that is used to determine the order of the four bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine. However, further analysis must be performed to provide the biological or medical meaning of this sequence, such as how this knowledge can be used to help prevent disease.