Bioinformatics 6.15.BTI-BI
Getting to know the basic issues in the field of bioinformatics and related databases. Understanding the idea of algorithms and computer methods used in the analysis of nucleotide sequences. Identification of protein coding sequences and RNA sequence analysis; learning the basics of transcriptomics. Learning algorithms and methods of computer analysis of protein sequences. Application of the BioPython library in the analysis of genetic sequences.
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Mode
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Learning outcomes
EUW1 Knows what are genomic and microarray analyzes as well as prediction of molecule structures.
EUW2 Understands the theoretical and practical foundations of bioinformatics analyzes at various levels of organization of biological information: DNA, RNA, proteins and genomes.
EUW3 The student knows the basic and specialized databases on genes, proteins and genomes.
Skills
EUU1 Can plan bioinformatics analyzes and select appropriate programs for the given problem.
EUU2 The student is able to use biological databases and operate basic and specialized bioinformatics programs and tools that analyze DNA sequences, x`x RNA, proteins, looking for similar sequences, making sequence alignments, predicting structures and performing genomic analyzes.
EUU3 The student correctly interprets the obtained results of these analyzes.
Social competences (attitudes)
EUK1 The student is willing to expand his knowledge by searching for additional bioinformatics tools on the Internet and is aware of the need to constantly update knowledge in the rapidly developing field of bioinformatics.
EUK2 The student is able to act in a group taking different roles in it
Assessment criteria
oral answer to questions
Practical placement
none
Bibliography
• P.G. Higgs, T.K. Attwood. Bioinformatyka i ewolucja molekularna, PWN, 2008.
• J.-M. Claverie, C. Notredame. Bioinformatics For Dummies. Wiley Publishing, Inc. 2006.
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