Bioinformatics : a practical guide to the analysis of genes and proteins / edited by Andreas D. Baxevanis, B. F. Francis Ouellette.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baxevanis, Andreas D.

Ouellette, B. F. Francis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bioinformatics.

Base Sequence.

Sequence Analysis--methods.

Computational Biology--methods.

Databases, Genetic.

Medical Subjects:

Base Sequence.

Sequence Analysis--methods.

Computational Biology--methods.

Databases, Genetic.

Physical Description:

xviii, 540 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, [2005]

Summary:

This fully revised version of a world-renowned bestseller provides readers with a practical guide covering the full scope of key concepts in bioinformatics, from databases to predictive and comparative algorithms. Using relevant biological examples, the book provides background on and strategies for using many of the most powerful and commonly used computational approaches for biological discovery. This Third Edition reinforces key concepts that have stood the test of time while making the reader aware of new and important developments in this fast-moving field. With a new full-color and enlarged page design, Bioinformatics, Third Edition offers the most readable, up-to-date, and thorough introduction to the field for biologists.

Contents:

Sequence databases / Rolf Apweiler

Mapping databases / Peter S. White and Tara C. Matise

Information retrieval from biological databases / Andreas D. Baxevanis

Genomic databases / Tyra Wolfsberg

Predictive methods using DNA sequences / Enrique Blanco and Roderic Guigó

Predictive methods using RNA sequences / David Mathews and Michael Zucker

Sequence polymorphisms / James C. Mullikin and Stephen T. Sherry

Predictive methods using protein sequences / Yamay Ofran and Burkhard Rost

Protein structure prediction and analysis / David Wishart

Intermolecular interactions and biological pathways / Gary D. Bader and Anton J. Enright

Assessing pairwise sequence similarity: BLASTand FASTA / Andreas D. Baxevanis

Creation and analysis of protein multiple sequence alignments / Geoffrey J. Barton

Sequence assembly and finishing methods / Nancy F. Hansen, Pamela Jacques Thomas and Gerard G. Bouffard

Phylogenetic analysis / Fiona S.L. Brinkman

Computational approaches in comparative genomics / Andreas D. Baxevanis

Using DNA microarrays to assay gene expression / John Quackenbush

Proteomics and protein identification / Mark R. Holmes, Kevin R. Ramkissoon and Morgan C. Giddings

Using perl to facilitate biological analysis / Lincoln D. Stein.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0471478784

OCLC:

55228832

Online:

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