Lecture 9: Bioinformatics

Question 1

What is bioinformatics?

Answer 1

“application of information technology, maths and computer science to the field of molecular biology”

Question 2

What is an open reading frame (ORF)

Answer 2

Exact section of DNA that is predicted to be translated into a protein sequence. This section must begin with ATG codon and finish with stop codon in the same frame

Question 3

Where are genomic sequences deposited?

Answer 3

GENBANK