Bioinformatics
Biology ⇒ Biotechnology and Applications
Bioinformatics starts at 11 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how bioinformatics contributes to the field of systems biology.
Describe one way bioinformatics is used in personalized medicine.
Describe the role of bioinformatics in vaccine development.
Explain the difference between primary and secondary biological databases.
Explain the importance of data standardization in bioinformatics.
Explain the term 'genome annotation'.
Name one major advantage of using bioinformatics in genomics research.
What is a motif in the context of bioinformatics?
Which database is commonly used for storing nucleotide sequences? (1) GenBank (2) PDB (3) Swiss-Prot (4) KEGG
Which of the following is a challenge in bioinformatics? (1) Data storage (2) Data analysis (3) Data integration (4) All of the above
Which of the following is a commonly used algorithm for multiple sequence alignment? (1) ClustalW (2) PCR (3) Sanger (4) ELISA
Which of the following is a commonly used programming language in bioinformatics? (1) Python (2) HTML (3) CSS (4) JavaScript
Fill in the blank: The ________ algorithm is commonly used for pairwise sequence alignment.
Fill in the blank: The ________ database is a comprehensive resource for protein 3D structures.
Fill in the blank: The ________ database provides information about metabolic pathways and enzymes.
Fill in the blank: The ________ format is commonly used for storing sequence alignments.
True or False: Bioinformatics can be used to predict the three-dimensional structure of proteins.
True or False: Bioinformatics can be used to study evolutionary relationships among species.
True or False: Bioinformatics can help in identifying potential drug targets for diseases.
True or False: Bioinformatics is only used for analyzing DNA sequences.
