2012-2013 Academic Catalog 
    
    May 09, 2025  
2012-2013 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BINF 101 - Introduction to Bioinformatics

Type of Course: Lecture, Laboratory
An introduction to the features of biological data, how those data are organized, and how existing data resources can be utilized efficiently by computer programs to solve a variety of biological problems. Covers database searching, sequence analysis of DNA and protein sequences, phylogenetic analysis, visualization and prediction of protein structures. The computer language Python will be used to facilitate the analysis. Three one-hour lectures and one 75-minute lab weekly.

Prerequisites: BIOL 101  (or AP Biology) and CSCI 120  (or AP Computer Programming), or instructors’ permission.