Bioinformatics: Sequence Alignment and Markov Models

Bioinformatics showcases the latest developments in the field along with all the foundational information you'll need. It provides in-depth coverage of a wide range of autoimmune disorders and detailed analyses of suffix trees, plus late-breaking advances regarding biochips and genomes.

Featuring helpful gene-finding algorithms, Bioinformatics offers key information on sequence alignment, HMMs, HMM applications, protein secondary structure, microarray techniques, and drug discovery and development. Helpful diagrams accompany mathematical equations throughout, and exercises appear at the end of each chapter to facilitate self-evaluation.

This thorough, up-to-date resource features:
Worked-out problems illustrating concepts and models
End-of-chapter exercises for self-evaluation
Material based on student feedback
Illustrations that clarify difficult math problems
A list of bioinformatics-related websites

Bioinformatics covers:
Sequence representation and alignment
Hidden Markov models
Applications of HMMs
Gene finding
Protein secondary structure prediction
Microarray techniques
Drug discovery and development
Internet resources and public domain databases