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Learning outcomes
Analyse DNA and RNA sequences and predict gene products
Identify conserved features in sequences and structures that define the function of macromolecules
Navigate databases to identify sequences and data on mutations associated with disease.
Construct and analyse sequence alignments, molecular phylogeny and molecular models of proteins and design strategies to assess gene function by reverse genetics.
Interpret structural and functional effects of mutations and predict/state molecular mechanisms underlying the resulting disease.
Investigate and communicate, verbally and through writing, the applications of bioinformatics to areas of biomedical science including the development of drugs and therapeutics