Description
Introduction to basic bioinformatics tools, including human genome project, DNA sequence databases, RNA sequence databases, protein sequence databases. Advanced use of informational tools such as BLAST, Entrez, Swissprot, phylogenetic trees and others. Students will gain hands-on experience using and applying bioinformatics algorithms, including BLAST searching, phylogenetic analysis, and phylogenetic tree building, 3- Dimensional protein structure and homology modeling and protein motif searching to answer fundamental questions in biology. two hours of lecture per week and two-hour online lab per week. Four semester credit hours. Prerequisites: BIO 131, BIO 441, BIO 341, CHEM 242, CHEM 440, CMP 130, and MATH 331.