Test using blastn to identify the source of a mitochondrial sequence. Copy one of the known sequences (below) and try to confirm the source, using blastn at the NCBI site (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), as shown in the demonstration.

>Russia
CTGTTCTTTCATGGGGAAGCAGATTTGGGTACCACCCAAGTATTGACTCACCCATCAACAACCGCTATGT
ATTTCGTACATTACTGCCAGCCACCATGAATATTGTACGGTACCATAAATACTTGACCACCTGTAGTACA
TAAAAACCCAATCCACATCAAAACCCCCTCCCCATGCTTACAAGCAAGTACAGCAATCAACCCTCAACTA
TCACACATCAACTGCAACTCCAAAGCCACCTCTCACCCATTAGGATACCAACAAACCTACCCACCCTTAA
CAGTACATAGTACATAAAGCCATTTACCGTACATAGCACATTACAGTCAAATCCCTTCTCGTCCCCATGG
ATGACCCCCCTCAGATAGGGGTCCCTTGACCACCA


>Japan
GTGCACGCGATAGCATTGCGAGACGCTGGAGCCGGAGCACCCTATGTCGCAGTATCTGTCTTTGATTCCT
GCCTCATCCTATTATTTATCGCACCTACGTTCAATATTACAGGCGAACATACTTACTAAAGTGTATTAAT
TAATTAATGCTTGTAGGACATAATAATAACAATTGAATGTCTGCACAGCCGCTTTCCACACAGACATCAT
AACAAAAAATTTCCACCAAACCCCCCCCTCCCCCCGCTTCTGGCCACAGCACTTAAACAC



>Italy
GGTCTATCACCCTATTAACCACTCACGGGAGCTCTCCATGCATTTGGTATTTTCGTCTGGGGGGTGTGCA
CGCGATAGCATTGCGAGACGCTGGAGCCGGAGCACCCTATGTCGCAGTATCTGTCTTTGATTCCTGCCTC
ATCCTGTTATTTATCGCACCTACGTTCAATATTACAGGCGAACATACCTACTAAAGTGTGTTAATTAATT
AATGCTTGTAGGACATAATAATAACAATTG



>Australia
GGGTACCACCCAAGTATTGACTCACCCATCAACAACCGCTATGTATTTCGTACATTACTGCCAGCCACCA
TGAATATTGCACGGTACCATAAATACTTGACCACCTGTAGTACATAAAAACCCAATCCACATCAAAACCC
CCTCCCCATGCTTACAAGCAAGTACAGCAATCAACCCTCAACTATCACACATCAACTGCAACTCCAAAGC
CACCCCTCACCCACTAGGATACCAACAAACCTACCCACCCTTAACAGTACATAGTACATAAAGCCATTTA
CCGTACATAGCACATTACAGTCAAATCCCTTCTCGTCCCCATGGATGACCCCCCTCAGATAGGGGTCCCT
TGA

 

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