Bioinformatics Basics

A set of flashcards covering key terms and definitions from lecture notes on bioinformatics and computational biology.

Bioinformatics

The use of computational tools for biological data storage, retrieval, management, and analysis to solve problems and make decisions.

Computational Biology

Developing and applying theoretical methods, mathematical models, and computational techniques to study biological systems.

Omics

Large scale study of the part of a biological system.

Informatics

The study of information processing.

Shannon's formula for uncertainty

𝐻 = −Σ𝑃𝑖 log𝑏 𝑃𝑖, used to measure uncertainty in information theory.

Hamming metric

The sum of bit changes necessary to move from one point in the permutation space to another.

Noise sources in biological data

Factors such as sequencing errors, polymorphisms, and contamination affecting data integrity.

Comparative genome sizes

A study highlighting differences in genome size across species, such as human and yeast.