From Sequences to Graphs: Discrete Methods and Structures for Bioinformatics - Hardcover

 
9781789450668: From Sequences to Graphs: Discrete Methods and Structures for Bioinformatics
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1789450667 ISBN 13: 9781789450668
Publisher: Wiley-ISTE, 2022

Synopsis

In order to study living organisms, scientists not only study them at an overall macroscopic scale but also on a more detailed microscopic scale. This observation, pushed to its limits, consists of investigating the very center of each cell, where we find the molecules that determine the way it functions: DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid).

In an organism, DNA carries the genetic information, which is called the genome. It is represented as four-letter sequences using the letters A, C, G and T; based on these sequences, computer methods described in this book can answer fundamental questions in bioinformatics.

This book explores how to quickly find sequences of a few hundred nucleotides within a genome that may be made up of several billion, how to compare those sequences and how to reconstruct the complete sequence of a genome. It also discusses the problems of identifying bacteria in a given environment and predicting the structure of RNA based on its sequence.

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About the Author

Annie Chateau is a lecturer at the University of Montpellier, France. Her research interests include algorithms and combinatorial structures.

Mikaël Salson is a lecturer at the University of Lille, France. His work focuses mainly on indexing and sequence comparison.

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Publisher
Wiley-ISTE
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1789450667
ISBN 13 
9781789450668
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
272
Editor
Chateau Annie, Salson Mikaël