COMP 452 - Computational Bioinformatics (Cross-listed as MATH 452)

Units: 4
Four hours lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Programming experience and Statistics, or Consent of Instructor
Basic computational models used in molecular biology will be introduced. Topics include algorithms for string alignments, dynamic programming, structural superposition algorithms, computing with differential information, 3D motifs, Hidden Markov Models, phylogenetic trees, statistical/information techniques for pattern recognition, genetic algorithms.
Same as: MATH 452