Two staff from the Surabaya Plantation Plant Seed and Protection Center attended Basic Bioinformatics Training on 16-17 March 2023 at the Genetics and Breeding Laboratory. The two staff members are Fathul Mukaromah, S.P., M.P. and Asri Maria, S.P. The resource persons at the training were Dra. Tuty Arisuryanti, M.Sc., Ph.D. and Ganies Riza Aristya, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D.
The material provided in this training includes an introduction to how to trace sequence data in GenBank; introduction to the theory of consensus sequence and alignment of sequences (alignment), identity, similarity, and polymorphic sites; practice of using GeneStudio and BioEdit programs to compile consensus sequences, practice of using BLAST and Identification Engine for identification, practice of using MEGA, Mesquite and DnaSP programs to calculate genetic distances, genetic variation and phylogenetic tree reconstruction.
It is hoped that the materials provided can be applied by the two BBPPTP staff in carrying out analyzes of research results and explaining their interpretations.
