Minor in Bioinformatics - Introduction to Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
CSCI 4180 Introduction to Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course introduces biology-related applications of computer science. No background in biology is assumed. The topics covered include the following: introductory molecular biology and evolution, genomics, similarity and homology, multiple sequence alignments, phylogenetics, structural bioinformatics and gene expression. The emphasis is on the applications of computer science to biology.