Description
PEARSON INDIA Introduction To Bioinformatics 1St Edition 2007 by ATTWOOD T K ET AL
Bioinformatics, the application of computers in the biological sciences, especially analysis of biological sequence data, is becoming an essential tool in molecular biology as genome projects generate vast quantities of data. With new sequences being added to DNA databases on an average of once a minute, there is a pressing need to convert this information into biochemical and biophysical knowledge by deciphering the structural, functional and evolutionary clues encoded in the language of biological sequences.
Table of Content:
Overview
Introduction
Information networks
Protein information resources
Genome information resources
DNA sequence analysis
Pairwise alignment techniques
Multiple sequence alignment
Secondary database searching
Building a sequence search protocol
Analysis packages
Probability and statistics
Salient Features:
Unique guide to bioinformatics linked to an interactive practical on the World Wide Web
Introduces key databases, tools and resources, and outlines pitfalls of methods
The Web link integrates conventional and Web-based publishing, allowing interactive exploration of concepts discussed in the book
Includes numerous Further Reading suggestions, Web references and a useful Glossary