gogo
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Bioinformatics and molecular evolution / Paul G. Higgs and Teresa K. Attwood.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell, 2005.Description: xiii, 365 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781405106832 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 572.8 22
LOC classification:
  • QH371.3.M37 H54 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
The revolution in biological information -- Nucleic acids, proteins, and amino acids -- Molecular evolution and population genetics -- Models of sequence evolution -- Information resources for genes and proteins -- Sequence alignment algorithms -- Searching sequence databases -- Phylogenetic methods -- Patterns in protein families -- Probabilistic methods and machine learning -- Further topics in molecular evolution and phylogenetics -- Genome evolution -- DNA microarrays and the 'omes.
Summary: An introduction to biological sequence analysis, this highly accessible textbook explores the algorithms used to create sequence alignments. Important mathematical derivations and statistical tests are explained at a level that should be suitable for biology students with perseverance.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Ebook TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 572.8 HIG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 201345
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 572.8 HIG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 201344

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The revolution in biological information -- Nucleic acids, proteins, and amino acids -- Molecular evolution and population genetics -- Models of sequence evolution -- Information resources for genes and proteins -- Sequence alignment algorithms -- Searching sequence databases -- Phylogenetic methods -- Patterns in protein families -- Probabilistic methods and machine learning -- Further topics in molecular evolution and phylogenetics -- Genome evolution -- DNA microarrays and the 'omes.

An introduction to biological sequence analysis, this highly accessible textbook explores the algorithms used to create sequence alignments. Important mathematical derivations and statistical tests are explained at a level that should be suitable for biology students with perseverance.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Powered by Koha