BIOL-6410

Bioinformatics I: Sequence Analysis

This studio course covers concepts and methods related to information processing in biological systems. concepts covered include homology, identity, and similarity; mechanisms and measures of molecular evolution; introduction to databases (e.g., GenBank, PDB); search algorithms (BLAST and FASTA); pairwise sequence alignment using dynamic programming (Gap, BestFit); progressive methods for multiple alignment (Pileup, ClustalW); and special topics in sequence analysis. Prerequisites: BIOL-1010, college-level math, or permission of the instructor. Fall term annually.

3 credit hours