Bioinformatics
BIOL 357 | 3 Credits
Course Desc: Prerequisite: BIOL 325, IFSM 201, and MATH 105 (or more advanced MATH or STAT course). An introduction to the use of computers in the analysis of nucleic acid and protein sequences and a study of the significance of these analyses. The goal is to develop an understanding of the software used in bioinformatics and learn how to address specific questions in biotechnology and research. Topics include genome analysis, evolutionary relationships, structure-function identification, protein pattern recognition, protein-protein interaction, and algorithms.
