Bioinformatics

Question 1

Bioinformatics is the interface between what class of sciences?

Answer 1

Molecular biology & computer science

Question 2

Bioinformatics focuses on 3 fundamental ideas, which are…?

Answer 2

1. Explore
2. Analyze
3. Understanding

Question 3

What is bioinformatics?

Answer 3

Utilization of computing methods to explore, organize, analyze, and understand massively large data sets

Question 4

The principal molecular database are managed by whom?

Answer 4

NIH at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

Question 5

Your queries for PubMed are used against an index of what?

Answer 5

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Question 6

What can you use to search nucleotides or protein databases?

Answer 6

Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST)

Question 7

What can you use to find info on SNPs?

Answer 7

NCBI’s dbSNP

Question 8

What program visualizes potential and validated protein interactions?

Answer 8

STRING

Question 9

What database can you use to learn about diseases?

Answer 9

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)

Question 10

What database can you use to browse genomic content?

Answer 10

UCSC Genome Browser