Bioinformatics (OCR A-Level Biology A): Flashcards

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Fields combined in bioinformatics

Biological data, computing, statistical analysis

Three disciplines of bioinformatics

Biology, computer science, statistics

BLAST full name

Basic Local Alignment Search Tool

BLAST primary function

Compares biological sequences

GOLD database tracks what

Completed & ongoing sequencing projects

Three Nucleotide Sequence Collaboration partners

GenBank (USA), ENA (Europe), DDBJ (Japan)

Ensembl database specialisation

Eukaryotic genomes

Alternative splicing effect

Combines exons differently, varying polypeptide structures

Glycosylation in proteins

Modification with different sugar groups

Examples of model organisms

Yeast, fruit fly, zebrafish

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