BIOL 3300

This course covers current methods for making use of large molecular data sets to identify the genes that control traits, to characterize genes' functions, and to infer genetic relationships among individuals. It focuses on case studies and current research in agriculture, environmental biology, and medicine to introduce molecular data analysis methods, including analyzing genome sequences, constructing nucleotide and protein sequence alignments, constructing phylogenies, and finding motifs and genes in biological sequences. Lab sessions include an introduction to Unix and Python for the biologist and hands-on use of several molecular data analysis programs. [Department(s): Department of Plant Agriculture]