Jan 30, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

BIO 457 - Fundamentals of Bioinformatics


An introduction to computational tools and databases used in biology, including common scripting languages (such as Python and shell scripts) and coding skills, and their applications in modern “-omics” analyses, such as differential gene expression analysis, comparative genomics, phylogenetics, and population genetics.

Prerequisite: BIO 315 and BIO 316, plus MAT 158 or 179; or instructor permission.
When Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 4