BMB511: Bioinformatica I (5 ECTS)

STADS: 01001101

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
1st quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: php@bmb.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Comment:
07.09.2007: Ikke flere pladser på kurset!

Max 42 deltagere tilsammen med BM131

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
BMB506 Protein Chemistry and BMB504 Fundamental Molecular Biology. Knowledge of Microsoft Windows is assumed.

Course introduction
To give the student a practical insight in the use of Bioinformatics and the importance of biological databases in modern molecular biology. The student will through practical exercises with direct access to the most important biological databases obtain knowledge of bioinformatics and the associated biology.

Qualifications
The student will be able to have knowledge of the most important protein sequence databases, their structure and most important characteristics.
Make a homology search and evaluate the results.
Make a binary alignment of protein sequences and identify homology.
Make a multiple alignment.
Draw a phylogenetic tree based on homologous protein sequences.
Have a basic knowledge of 3D structure visualization.

Expected learning outcome


Subject overview
- Basic computer structure – Sequence analysis – Homology – Function and identification – Access to net based databases – Searching in relevant databases on the World Wide Web – Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic trees

Literature

• Bioinformatics for dummies , 2. edt. Claverie & Notredame ISBN: 0470089857.

Syllabus
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Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Internal evaluation. Passed/not passed.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger (12 t.) og øvelser (30 t.).
Educational activities

Language
No recorded information about the language used in the course.

Course enrollment
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