Bioinformatics and Genomics

Catalog description

This course gives an introduction to bioinformatics, an interdisciplinary field, that uses computer technology to study biological data, with an emphasis on applications in genomics. The course will start with an overview of molecular evolution in DNA and proteins, the databases and tools that are used for their analyses, then graduate to the use of the next-generation sequencing. Students will also learn how to analyze data looking at genetic diversity. Three hours of lecture per week Pre requisites of BIO 260 or BIO 261 or BIO 226; 3 credits Pre requisites: BIO 122 or BIO 124