Prerequisites: BIOL 005C with a grade of C- or better, BIOL 102 with a grade of C- or better; MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB with a grade of C- or better
Description: Introduces computational approaches used in analysis of genomes and their functional outputs. Topics include genome assembly and annotation, identification and analysis of genomic sequence variation, modern molecular mutant identification, quantitative trait mapping, genome-wide association mapping, mRNA and small RNA profiling, network analysis, and comparative genomics. Computer programming experience not required.