Genomic Perl: From Bioinformatics Basics to Working Code

Dwyer, Rex A.

ISBN 10: 052180177X / ISBN 13: 9780521801775

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Genomic Perl: From Bioinformatics Basics to Working Code
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052180177X
• ISBN 13: 9780521801775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this introduction to computational molecular biology, Rex Dwyer explains many basic computational problems and gives concise, working programs to solve them in the Perl programming language. With minimal prerequisites, he covers the biological background for each problem, develops a model for the solution, and then introduces the Perl concepts needed to implement the solution. The chapters discuss pairwise and multiple sequence alignment, fast database searches for homologous sequences, protein motif identification, genome rearrangement, physical mapping, phylogeny reconstruction, satellite identification, sequence assembly, gene finding, and RNA secondary structure. Concrete examples and a step-by-step approach enable readers to grasp the computational and statistical methods.

Book Description

This textbook explains how to write Perl computer programs to process the DNA data and other kinds of data coming from the Human Genome Project and similar sources. With minimal prerequisites, the author explains the biological background for many of the basic computational problems arising in molecular biology, develops models for their solution, then introduces the Perl concepts needed to implement those solutions. Computer programmers and biologists alike can use this book to prepare themselves to work in this exciting field.