COMS 4010: Bioinformatics of Sequences
(Cross-listed with BIOL 4010/ BCBIO 4010/ GEN 4010).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: BCBIO 3220; (COMS 1270 OR COMS 2270); (MATH 1600 or MATH 1650); (MATH 1660 or STAT 3010); (STAT 1010 or STAT 1040 or STAT 3300) or Permission of Instructor
Application of computer science and statistics to molecular biology with a significant problem-solving component, including hands-on programming using Python to solve a variety of biological problems. String algorithms, sequence alignments, homology search, pattern discovery, genotyping, genome assembly, genome annotation, comparative genomics, protein structure. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)