Question #3: Some parts of the German economy depend to a great deal on the avai
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Question #3: Some parts of the German economy depend to a great deal on the availability of the organism that is represented by the DNA sequence that is available on MOODLE as SolanumTuberosum.fasta. What does this sequence represent? In what way is it important to the German economy? (15 pts)
> Solanum tuberosum
AACTTTCATGGAAGGACCACCTAGTTAATAAAAAGCTCGCACTCAGGATCGAACTAAGGACCAACAGATT
TGCAATCTGCTGCGCTACCACTGCGCCATACGAGCTTGATTTTCTGAAAGTGTTGTATCTCAAAATGAGA
TATGTCAGTATGACAATACGTCACCCTGAACGTTCATAAAACACATATGAAACAACCTTATAACAAAACG
AACAACATGAGACAAAACCCGACCTTCCCTAGCTGAACTACCCAAAGTATAAATGCCTGAACAATTAGTT
TAGATCCGAGATTCCGCGCTTCCACCACTTAGTATGATTCATATTTTATATAATATATAAGATAAGTAAC
ATTCCGTGAATTAATCTGATAAACTGTTTTGACAACTGGTTACTTCCCTAAGACTGTTTATATTAGGATT
GTCAAGACACTCCGGTATTACTCGAGCCCGTAATACAACACCTGGTAGCGTTAAAGGTTACTAATTGTTC
AAACGAACCATCGAAAAGCCGAACCTAGCTACACCACACCCCAGTATGAGCTTTATGGATCAAATCCCAG
GAGGAGGAAATTATCCAAAACTCCCAGTAGAATGCCTTCCACTTTCAGTAGAATACTCAGAAGCTGAATT
TTGCCAAATTCCCGAAAGAACACGAAGATCAATATTAGCCAACTTTAGACAACTCTACGAAACACAAGAC
AACCCTGAGAGAGAGGAAGATGTTGTATCTCAAAATGAGATATGTCAGTATGACAATACGTCACCCTGAA
CGTTCATAAAACACATATGAAACAACCTTATAACAAAACGAACAACATGAGACAAAACCCGACCTTCCCT
AGCTGAACTACCCAAAGTATAAATGCCTGAACAATTAGTTTAGATCCGAGATTCCGCGCTTCCACCACTT
AGTATGATTCATATTTTATATAATATATAAGATAAGTAACATTCCGTGAATTAATCTGATAAACTGTTTT
GACAACTGGTTACTTCCCTAAGACTGTTTATATTAGGATTGTCAAGACACTCCGGTATTACTCGAGCCCG
TAATACAACAGAAAGTTCCATTTTGGATGCTCTATTTATGGGAATATGACTATACGAATGTCACCCACGA
TGGCCGGAGTAGCTGTGATGAGCATCTTTTTGTCTGGGCGGCTTAAAACGTGAGCAAAATTGTACTGTAA
ATTACTTACG
I get that it's a potato, I just don't understand what way it is important to the German economy other than perhaps they produce it for agricultre? What am I missing here?
Explanation / Answer
Germany (member of the European Union) is the largest national economy in Europe. Potato is the primary agricultural product of Germany, which plays a key role in determining Germany’s economy. This is because Germany meets 90% of the countries nutritional demand by self production and it also exports potato and potato seeds, which directly and indirectly determines its economy.