Algorithmic Aspects of Bioinformatics

• Main Authors: Böckenhauer, Hans-Joachim (Author), Bongartz, Dirk (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Natural Computing Series,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Computers.; Algorithms.; Bioinformatics.; Biochemistry.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Theory of Computation.; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity.; Computational Biology/Bioinformatics.

Advances in bioinformatics and systems biology require improved computational methods for analyzing data, while progress in molecular biology is in turn influencing the development of computer science methods. This book introduces some key problems in bioinformatics, discusses the models used to for...

Table of Contents:

• and Basic Algorithms
• Basics of Molecular Biology
• Basic Concepts: Strings, Graphs, and Algorithms
• String Algorithms
• Alignment Methods
• DNA Sequencing
• and Overview
• Physical Mapping
• DNA Sequencing
• Analyzing Biological Data
• Finding Signals in DNA Sequences
• Genome Rearrangements
• Phylogenetic Trees
• Haplotyping
• Higher-Dimensional Structures of Biomolecules.