CSC 243 - Bioinformatics: Information Technology in the Life Sciences

Course Units: 1.0

Biology and computer science students will gain a working knowledge of the basic principles of the others’ discipline, and will collaborate together on bioinformatics projects. Topics include pairwise and multiple sequence alignments, phylogenetic trees, gene expression analysis, and protein structure prediction. Additional topics will be presented by invited speakers. Cross-Listed: BIO 243 Prerequisite(s): BIO-205 or C- or higher in one course from CSC 103 , CSC 104 , CSC 105 , CSC 106 , CSC 107 ,or CSC 108 . CC: SET ISP: STS