SCI 320 - Introduction to Bioinformatics

Students learn basic cellular and molecular biology and genetics used in bioinformatics applications and algorithms in this non-programming based course. Publicly available bioinformatics databases and applications for
analysis of molecular datasets will be explored. Students use and apply common bioinformatics tools to answer biological questions, including literature and molecular databases, genomic and proteomic sequence applications and phylogenetic analyses. No programming experience is required.
Prerequisites: Complete SCI-115 or SCI-170 with a C or better. OR a documented 4 or 5 on the AP Biology exam.
Credits: 3
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