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What is bioinformatics?
What is bioinformatics?
- The study of computational physics and chemistry
- The field of science that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data (correct)
- The field of computer engineering
- The analysis of raw biological data
Which disciplines are involved in bioinformatics?
Which disciplines are involved in bioinformatics?
- Biology, computer science, mathematics, and statistics (correct)
- Physics, literature, and computer programming
- Chemistry, information engineering, and genetics
- Computer engineering, physics, and biochemistry
What do bioinformatics pipelines in genomics help to understand?
What do bioinformatics pipelines in genomics help to understand?
- Evolutionary history of species
- Chemical reactions in biological systems
- Biological taxonomy and classification
- Genetic basis of disease, unique adaptations, desirable properties, or differences between populations (correct)
What is the subsequent process of analyzing and interpreting biological data referred to as?
What is the subsequent process of analyzing and interpreting biological data referred to as?
What does proteomics focus on within nucleic acid and protein sequences?
What does proteomics focus on within nucleic acid and protein sequences?