We will learn computational methods -- algorithms and data structures -- for analyzing DNA sequencing data. We will learn a little about DNA, genomics, and how DNA sequencing is used. We will use Python to implement key algorithms and data structures and to analyze real genomes and DNA sequencing datasets.
Algorithms for DNA Sequencing
Algorithms for DNA Sequencing
This course is part of Genomic Data Science Specialization
Instructors: Ben Langmead, PhD
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There are 4 modules in this course
This module we begin our exploration of algorithms for analyzing DNA sequencing data. We'll discuss DNA sequencing technology, its past and present, and how it works.
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19 videos7 readings2 assignments
In this module, we learn useful and flexible new algorithms for solving the exact and approximate matching problems. We'll start by learning Boyer-Moore, a fast and very widely used algorithm for exact matching
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15 videos1 reading2 assignments
This week we finish our discussion of read alignment by learning about algorithms that solve both the edit distance problem and related biosequence analysis problems, like global and local alignment.
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13 videos1 reading2 assignments
In the last module we began our discussion of the assembly problem and we saw a couple basic principles behind it. In this module, we'll learn a few ways to solve the alignment problem.
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LK
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Reviewed on Mar 12, 2016
Excellent intro to the computational challenges in analyzing genomic sequences.Lectures and programming exercises explain algorithms very clearly even for beginners.
GA
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Reviewed on Sep 3, 2020
Very well explained, a lot of the gaps of the previous courses got cleared up. This course should be an example on how to teach a subject. Thanks!!!
SS
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Reviewed on Jul 4, 2018
Very well prepared, from basics up to all commonly used techniques in bioinformatics. Prerequisites in Python is a plus, but not even necessary.
Recommended if you're interested in Data Science
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