University of Portland Bulletin 2022-2023

BIO 423 Computational Biology

Algorithmic and analysis techniques for biological data such as DNA, RNA, proteins, and gene expression. Topics include molecular biology, alignment and searching algorithms, sequence evolution algorithms, genetic trees, and analysis of microarray data. This course is interdisciplinary and assumes programming skills.

Cross Listed Courses

CS 423

Prerequisite

MTH 201, CS 200 or CS 203 with a grade of C- or higher, and one of the following: BIO 205, BIO 207, or CS 305 with a grade of C- or higher
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