Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
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Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Utilise computational tools to analyse biological data, focusing on sequence alignment and structural biology. Students will interpret genomic databases to solve biological problems.

MOE Syllabus OutcomesSEAB A-Level H2 Biology (9744) Core Idea 4: Biological Evolution - Use of molecular methods and bioinformatics in classifying organismsSEAB A-Level H3 Biology (9816) Syllabus - Applications of molecular biology and bioinformatics

About This Topic

Utilise computational tools to analyse biological data, focusing on sequence alignment and structural biology. Students will interpret genomic databases to solve biological problems.

Key Questions

  1. How do algorithms align DNA and protein sequences?
  2. What can structural bioinformatics reveal about protein function?
  3. How is big data transforming biological research?

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