Presentation Type
Poster
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Megan Cevasco, Biology
Major
Biology
Presentation Abstract
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is globally distributed and effects millions of people worldwide. Better understanding the global distribution and diversity of the HIV virus allows for more accurate treatment, and tracing to be followed more closely. In this study, multiple sequence alignment tools were used to determine if there were group defining synapomorphies characterized by diversity in the gag gene. This was done by using seventeen sequenced HIV strains from six different countries, and generating a variety multiple sequences alignments under varied substitution and indel costs. Results showed that distinct genotypes of the HIV gag gene revealed both geographic and evolutionary patterns.
Location
Virtual Poster Session 1
Start Date
21-4-2021 12:00 PM
End Date
21-4-2021 2:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Elsey, Samantha, "Synapomorphic Patterns in HIV Gag Gene Sequences" (2021). Undergraduate Research Competition. 88.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2021/fullconference/88
Synapomorphic Patterns in HIV Gag Gene Sequences
Virtual Poster Session 1
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is globally distributed and effects millions of people worldwide. Better understanding the global distribution and diversity of the HIV virus allows for more accurate treatment, and tracing to be followed more closely. In this study, multiple sequence alignment tools were used to determine if there were group defining synapomorphies characterized by diversity in the gag gene. This was done by using seventeen sequenced HIV strains from six different countries, and generating a variety multiple sequences alignments under varied substitution and indel costs. Results showed that distinct genotypes of the HIV gag gene revealed both geographic and evolutionary patterns.