Course
description
Graduate level, hands-on
laboratory course, taught at actual computer terminals, designed to
complement and reinforce the sequence analysis concepts presented in
the didactic course, Biochemistry 711.
For fall 2008, 712 is NOT offered as a separate course. The lab has been merged with 711 into a single course
(1 lecture and 1 lab per week) for 2 cr total.
Topics will include: database searching; pairwise and multiple sequence comparisons;
alignments; profiles; pattern recognition; phylogenetic reconstruction;
desktop molecular graphics; RNA folding; and other neat stuff.
Programs include: DNASTAR,
RasMol, VMD, DeepView, PyMol, CLUSTAL, MEGA, BLAST, FASTA, and the GCG Wisconsin
Package
ENROLLMENT
LIMIT OF 16 STUDENTS