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Offer in 2023 - 2024 | Y N |
Course Code | BIOC3605 |
Date | 2023/09/24 21:56 |
Enquiry for Course Details |
BIOC3605 Sequence bioinformatics (6 credits) | Academic Year | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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Offering Department | Biomedical Sciences | Quota | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
Course Co-ordinator | Dr B C W Wong, Biomedical Sciences < bcwwong@hku.hk > | ||||||||||||||||||
Teachers Involved |
(Dr B C W Wong,Biomedical Sciences) (Dr. AB Kinghorn,Biomedical Sciences) |
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Course Objectives |
This course will examine existing bioinformatics tools for DNA and protein sequence analysis. The underlying principles of these analysis programs and services will be presented. Students will learn how to retrieve, analyze, and compare protein and DNA sequences using bioinformatics tools available on the internet. A basic introduction to the principles and tools for the analysis of next generation sequencing data will also be presented. |
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Course Contents & Topics |
This course will introduce and discuss the following topics: DNA and protein sequence database, protein family databases; information searching and retrieval; Simple sequence analysis; sequence alignment: pair-wise alignment, multiple sequence alignment, substitution matrices; sequence database searching: algorithm and parameters; sequence patterns and motifs, and profiles; phylogenetic analysis; gene prediction; analysis of next generation sequencing data |
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Course Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
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Pre-requisites (and Co-requisites and Impermissible combinations) |
Pass in BIOC2600 or BIOL2220 or BBMS2003 or BBMS2007 or MEDE2301 or BMED2301 | ||||||||||||||||||
Course Status with Related Major/Minor /Professional Core |
2023 Major in Biochemistry
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Disciplinary Elective
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2023 Minor in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2022 Major in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2022 Minor in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2021 Major in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2021 Minor in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2020 Major in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2020 Minor in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2019 Major in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) 2019 Minor in Biochemistry ( Disciplinary Elective ) |
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Course to PLO Mapping |
2023 Major in Biochemistry < PLO 1,2,3,5 >
2022 Major in Biochemistry < PLO 1,2,3,5 > 2021 Major in Biochemistry < PLO 1,2,3,5 > 2020 Major in Biochemistry < PLO 1,2,3,5 > 2019 Major in Biochemistry < PLO 1,2,3,4,5 > |
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Offer in 2023 - 2024 | Y 2nd sem | Examination | May | ||||||||||||||||
Offer in 2024 - 2025 | Y | ||||||||||||||||||
Course Grade | A+ to F | ||||||||||||||||||
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Communication-intensive Course | N | ||||||||||||||||||
Course Type | Lecture-based course | ||||||||||||||||||
Course Teaching & Learning Activities |
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Required/recommended reading and online materials |
Higgs, P.G. & Attwood, T.K., 2005. Bioinformatics and molecular evolution, Malden, MA ; Oxford: Blackwell. Mount, D.W., 2004. Bioinformatics : sequence and genome analysis 2nd ed., Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. |
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Course Website | NIL | ||||||||||||||||||
Additional Course Information | NIL |
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