BFMT 200 Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is the science of storing, extracting, organizing, analyzing, interpreting, and utilizing biological information. This course provides an introduction to bioinformatics, the combined field of biology and informatics (information science and technology). This course integrates biological concepts with computer and database methods to study biological systems. The Associate of Arts bioinformatics degree prepares students for undergraduate schools or a career in the fast-paced pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

BIOL 101

Hours Weekly

4 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Compute the optimal alignment between two or more DNA sequences
   
2. 2. Retrieve protein and DNA sequences from databases
   
3. 3. Perform database homology search
   
4. 4. Search databases and genomes for RNA sequences
   
5. 5. Complete RNA analysis over the Internet
6. 6. Locate phylogenetic tree resources on the Internet
   
7. 7. Combine theory and practice to solve research problems
   

Course Objectives

1. 1. Compute the optimal alignment between two or more DNA sequences
   
2. 2. Retrieve protein and DNA sequences from databases
   
3. 3. Perform database homology search
   
4. 4. Search databases and genomes for RNA sequences
   
5. 5. Complete RNA analysis over the Internet
6. 6. Locate phylogenetic tree resources on the Internet
   
7. 7. Combine theory and practice to solve research problems