BIOL 331 Analytical Genomics Units: 3.00
This course will explore the structure of genomes and the nature and origin of gene families as well as large scale functional genomics methods for analysis of novel gene function.
Learning Hours: 124 (36 Lecture, 12 Tutorial, 40 Online Activity, 36 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite BIOL 205/3.0 or BCHM 218/3.0.
Exclusion BCHM 370/3.0 (formerly BMED 370/3.0*).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Competent to design experiments to test hypotheses derived from genomics resources.
- Investigate strategies for linking genomic data to phenotype.
- Proficient in computational methods for evaluating sequence based evolutionary relationships among organisms.
- Search, extract, and evaluate all types of information from genomic databases.
- Understand the nature of big data in a genomics context.
- Understand the statistical basis of sequence comparison.