The Following Sequences Have Been Obtained from a Hypothetical Gene

question 53

Short Answer

The following sequences have been obtained from a hypothetical gene in three species of Drosophila:
D.melanogaster: GGCTTGTAGCTGTGCTCGCCGCTAGTCGG
D.simulans: AGGCTTGTAGCTGTGCTCGCCGCTAGTAGG
D.erecta: AGGGTAGCTGTGCTCACCGCTCGTCGG
To properly align the three sequences so they can be used to make comparisons, a gap representing _______ nucleotides should be added to sequence D.erecta starting at position 4.

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