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Academic Year 2001/2002

Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics
BIOL 350 SP

The exciting new fields of genomics and bioinformatics are bringing together the complementary disciplines of biology and computer science. With the sequencing of the human genome and the genomes of several model organisms, the door has opened to using new computational and modeling approaches to understanding genome function in organisms.

This focused-inquiry course will interweave the discussion of biological and informatic topics focusing on computational issues and tools used in the interdisciplinary fields. Possible topics include the application of alignment algorithms to the analysis of genomic sequences, cluster analysis of micro-arrays of gene expression, and the prediction of RNA secondary structures using dynamic programming methods

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EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: BIOL206 OR MB&B206 OR COMP212

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Rice,Michael D.   

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Times: .M.W.F. 11:00AM-11:50AM;     Location: SCIE109

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 8   Jr. major: 8

SR. non-major: 2   Jr. non-major: 2   SO:    FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Quantitative Reasoning, Focused Inquiry Course

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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