BIOC0016

Introductory Practical

This session is designed to give you practical experience of using some of the most fundamental web-based tools in bioinformatics.

In this practical you will:

Use BLAST and FASTA to search DNA and protein databases
Use secondary protein databases
Look at a specialized database
Use Clustal to generate a multiple sequence alignment
Experience tools for generating a model three-dimensional structure of a protein

You will use a selection of tools available on public web sites to perform searches and explore databases. You will also do some short multiple choice quzies to let you test your knowledge

Note: When you click a link to visit another site, this will open a new window. All links you click will open in this same window. You can make life easier for yourself, if you can arrange the screen so you can see the two windows side-by-side, or can easily switch between them.

The most important take-home message from each exercise will be shown like this at the end of a page.

Instructions

Use the menu at the top of the page to navigate the sections of the tutorial. Work along each item in turn, or use the "Continue" button at the bottom of each page.
Read all the information on each page! It's there for a reason!!!
A link displayed like this will display a pop-up with more information when you click on the link.

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