Introductory discussion

lecture 1.2

lecture 1.2

by Aliza Ahmed Khan -
Number of replies: 60
What topic you have chosen and why??
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by Nishat Sarker -

TOPIC:  Evolution Phylogenetics 

Phylogenetics is the scientific study of phylogene. Phylogeny pertains to the evolutionary history of a taxonomic group of organisms. Thus, phylogenetics is mainly concerned with the relationships of an organism to other organisms according to evolutionary similarities and differences. Phylogenetics, therefore, is a part of the biological systematics, which has a wider scope. The latter involves not only the phylogenetics of organisms but also the identification and classification of organisms. It is also related to taxonomy, which is a branch of science concerned also in finding, describing, classifying, and naming organisms, including the studying of the relationships between taxa and the principles underlying such a classification. Phylogenetics provides information to taxonomy when it comes to classification and identification of organisms.
In phylogenetics, DNA sequencing methods are used to analyze the observable heritable traits. It also makes use of a phylogenetic tree which is a diagram to show the hypothetical evolutionary histories and relationships of groups of organisms based on the phylogenies of different biological species. The phylogenetic tree has been used to understand biodiversity, genetics, evolutions, and ecology of organisms.

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by Aliza Ahmed Khan -

Good.then try to gain more knowledge and go through some research papers regarding this.

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by Mohammad Abdul Karim -

Topic : sequence alignment .

In bioinformatics, a sequence alignment is a way of arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, structural, or evolutionary relationships between the sequences.Aligned sequences of nucleotide or amino acid  residues are typically represented as rows within a matrix. Gaps are inserted between the residues so that identical or similar characters are aligned in successive columns. Sequence alignments are also used for non-biological sequences, such as calculating the distance  cost between strings in a natural language or in financial data.

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by Tanvir Rahman -

I choose population genetics.Because i like to study   of genetic variations within  populations and involves the examination and modelling of changes in the frequencies of gene.

 For this reason i choose population genetics.

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by Mahfuzur Rahman -

Topic : Genome Annotation

Genome Annotation : Genome annotation is the process of identifying functional elements along the sequence of a genome, thus giving meaning to it. It is necessary because the sequencing of DNA produces sequences of unknown function. In the last three decades, genome annotation has evolved from the computational annotation of long protein-coding genes on single genomes (one per species), and the experimental annotation of short regulatory elements on a small number of them, into the population annotation of sole nucleotides on thousands of individual genomes (many per species). This increased resolution and inclusiveness of genome annotations  is leading to precise insights into the biology of species, populations and individuals alike.

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by iftekhar jahan Soron -

TOPIC: Population genetics

With the advent of next-generation sequencing we are obtaining enough sequence data to map the genes of complex diseases infertility, breast cancer or Alzheimer's disease. Genome-wide association studies are a useful approach to pinpoint the mutations responsible for such complex diseases.Through these studies, thousands of DNA variants have been identified that are associated with similar diseases and traits.Furthermore, the possibility for genes to be used at prognosis, diagnosis or treatment is one of the most essential applications. Many studies are discussing both the promising ways to choose the genes to be used and the problems and pitfalls of using genes to predict disease presence or prognosis.

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by iftekhar jahan Soron -

TOPIC: Population genetics

With the advent of next-generation sequencing we are obtaining enough sequence data to map the genes of complex diseases infertility, breast cancer or Alzheimer's disease. Genome-wide association studies are a useful approach to pinpoint the mutations responsible for such complex diseases.Through these studies, thousands of DNA variants have been identified that are associated with similar diseases and traits.Furthermore, the possibility for genes to be used at prognosis, diagnosis or treatment is one of the most essential applications. Many studies are discussing both the promising ways to choose the genes to be used and the problems and pitfalls of using genes to predict disease presence or prognosis.

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by Tariqul Islam -

Sequence alignment:

 Sequence alignment is the process of comparing and detecting similarities between biological sequences. What similarities are being detected will depend on the goals of the particular alignment process. Sequence alignment appears to be extremely useful in a number of bioinformatics applications.

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by Rubayat Bari Anik -

TOPIC: Population Genetics.

Population genetics is a field of biology that studies the genetic composition of biological populations, and the changes in genetic composition that result from the operation of various factors, including natural selection. Population geneticists pursue their goals by developing abstract mathematical models of gene frequency dynamics, trying to extract conclusions from those models about the likely patterns of genetic variation in actual populations, and testing the conclusions against empirical data.


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by Jinia Akther Jhuma -


Sequence alignment:

 Sequence alignment is the process of comparing and detecting similarities between biological sequences. What similarities are being detected will depend on the goals of the particular alignment process. Sequence alignment appears to be extremely useful in a number of bioinformatics applications


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by Arafat Hosaain -

TOPIC: Population genetics.


Population genetics is the study of genetic variation within populations, and involves the examination and modelling of changes in the frequencies of genes and alleles in populations over space and time. Many of the genes found within a population will be polymorphic - that is, they will occur in a number of different forms (or alleles). Mathematical models are used to investigate and predict the occurrence of specific alleles or combinations of alleles in populations, based on developments in the molecular understanding of genetics, Mendel's laws of inheritance and modern evolutionary theory. The focus is the population or the species - not the individual.

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by Reaz Uddin Rafi -


Topic : sequence alignment .

In bioinformatics, a sequence alignment is a way of arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, structural, or evolutionary relationships between the sequences.Aligned sequences of nucleotide or amino acid  residues are typically represented as rows within a matrix. Gaps are inserted between the residues so that identical or similar characters are aligned in successive columns. Sequence alignments are also used for non-biological sequences, such as calculating the distance  cost between strings in a natural language or in financial data.

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by Sifat Ul Haque -

I will choose Structure Prediction (RNA, Protein)

Protein structure prediction by using bioinformatics can involve sequence similarity searches, multiple sequence alignments, identification and characterization of domains, secondary structure prediction, solvent accessibility prediction, automatic protein fold recognition, constructing three-dimensional models to atomic detail, and model validation. 

This also can be applied in various fields and make collaborative approaches accessible to me. For example, I can use this knowledge to develop advanced forensic applications to detect two identical RNA/protein samples.



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by Sabith Hossain -

Topic: Scequence Alighnment

sequence alignment is a way of arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, Structural or evolutionary relationships between the sequences.

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by Fatema Tuz Jahura Dina -

Toilpic: sequence alignment 

In bioinformatics, a sequence alignment is a way of arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA, or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, structural, or evolutionary relationships between the sequences

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by Obaidul Islam -

Population genetics, this topic I have chosen.


Population genetics is the study of genetic variation within populations, and involves the examination and modelling of changes in the frequencies of genes and alleles in populations over space and time. Many of the genes found within a population will be polymorphic - that is, they will occur in a number of different forms (or alleles). Mathematical models are used to investigate and predict the occurrence of specific alleles or combinations of alleles in populations, based on developments in the molecular understanding of genetics, Mendel's laws of inheritance and modern evolutionary theory. The focus is the population or the species - not the individual.

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by Sanzida Tahsin -

Sequence Alignment

By this topic i will know more about DNA,RNA.I feel interest about it.

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by Sanzida Tahsin -

Sequence Alignment

By this topic i will know more about DNA,RNA.I feel interest about it.

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by Toufiq Islam Swoad -
Topic: Genome Annotation
I selected this topic because the topic is not familiar to me and sounds interesting to study about it.

As far now I learned that genome annotation
 is the process of identifying the locations of genes and all of the coding regions in a genome and determining what those genes do.
By studying about it, I'm hoping to learn more details about it.

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by rony bhuiyan -

Topic: Sequence alignment

Sequence alignment is a way of arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, structural, or evolutionary relationships between the sequences. Aligned sequences of nucleotide or amino acid residues are typically represented as rows within a matrix. Gaps are inserted between the residues so that identical or similar characters are aligned in successive columns. Sequence alignments are also used for non-biological sequences, such as calculating the distance cost between strings in a natural language or in financial data. In bioinformatics, Sequence alignment is the process of comparing and detecting similarities between biological sequences. What similarities are being detected will depend on the goals of the particular alignment process. Sequence alignment appears to be extremely useful in a number of bioinformatics applications.

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by Sk Taherul Islam -

TOPIC :Population genetics

Population genetics is the study of genetic variation within and among populations and the evolutionary factors that explain this variation. Its foundation is the Hardy - Weinberg law, which is maintained as long as population size is large, mating is at random, and mutation, selection and migration are negligible. If not, allele frequencies and genotype frequencies may change from one generation to the next. Ethnic variation in allele frequencies is found throughout the genome, and by examining this genetic diversity, evolutionary patterns can be inferred, and variants contributing to the cause of common diseases can be identified.



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by Amit Biswas -

Topic : Population Genetics 

Population Genetics: Population genetics is the study of genetic variation within populations, and involves the examination and modelling of changes in the frequencies of genes and alleles in populations over space and time. Many of the genes found within a population will be polymorphic - that is, they will occur in a number of different forms (or alleles). Mathematical models are used to investigate and predict the occurrence of specific alleles or combinations of alleles in populations, based on developments in the molecular understanding of genetics, Mendel's laws of inheritance and modern evolutionary theory. The focus is the population or the species - not the individual

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by Marupa Akter -


i choose the topic of population genetics.The fundamental importance of population genetics is the basic insights it provides into the mechanisms of evolution, some of which are far from intuitively obvious. Many of these insights came from the work of the first generation of population geneticists, notably Fisher, Haldane, and Wright

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by Salma Akter -

Topic: Population Genetics.

 Because I have more interest about this topic.

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by Shakil Ahmmed -
Topics name : Population Genetics. population genetics is the study of genetic variation within populations, and involves the examination and modelling of changes in the frequencies of genes and alleles in populations over space and time. Many of the genes found within a population will be polymorphic - that is, they will occur in a number of different forms (or alleles). Mathematical models are used to investigate and predict the occurrence of specific alleles or combinations of alleles in populations, based on developments in the molecular understanding of genetics, Mendel's laws of inheritance and modern evolutionary theory. The focus is the population or the species - not the individual.
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by Al Jubaer Rahman -


Topic : Population Genetics.

Population genetics is the study of the genetic composition of populations, including distributions and changes in genotype and phenotype frequency in response to the processes of natural selection, genetic drift, mutation and gene flow.


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by Mahmudur Rahman Rifat -

Topic:Sequence Aligment

I have more interest about this topic because elucidation of interrelationship among sequence,structure,function and evolution of a family of genes or gene products is a central theme of modern molecular biology.Tosay's progress in multiple sequence alignment methods has been made by the multidisciplinary endeavors of mathematicians,computer scientists and biologists in verious fields including biophysicists in particular.



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by Sk Taherul Islam -

Population genetics

Population genetics is the study of genetic variation within and among populations and the evolutionary factors that explain this variation. Its foundation is the Hardy - Weinberg law, which is maintained as long as population size is large, mating is at random, and mutation, selection and migration are negligible. If not, allele frequencies and genotype frequencies may change from one generation to the next. Ethnic variation in allele frequencies is found throughout the genome, and by examining this genetic diversity, evolutionary patterns can be inferred, and variants contributing to the cause of common diseases can be identified. As a result of major international initiatives, extensive databases containing millions of genetic variants are available. Together with automated technology for genotyping, sequencing and bioinformatic analysis, these datasets provide the population geneticist with a huge set of densely mapped polymorphisms for reconciling genome variation with population histories of bottlenecks, admixture, and migration, for revealing evidence of natural selection, and for advancing understanding of many diseases.



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by Md. Faridul Islam -

Genome Assembly

Genome assembly is the computational process of deciphering the sequence composition of the genetic material (DNA) within the cell of an organism, using numerous short sequences called reads derived from different portions of the target DNA as input.

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by Anzamul Haque Akash -


Topic: Sequence alignment


 In bioinformatics, a sequence alignment is a way of arranging the sequences of DNARNA, or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, structural, or evolutionary relationships between the sequences.[1] Aligned sequences of nucleotide or amino acid residues are typically represented as rows within a matrix. Gaps are inserted between the residues so that identical or similar characters are aligned in successive columns. Sequence alignments are also used for non-biological sequences, such as calculating the distance cost between strings in a natural language or in financial data.

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by Miah Mohammad Tamjid -

Population genetics

Population genetics is a subfield of genetics that deals with genetic differences within and between populations, and is a part of evolutionary biology. Studies in this branch of biology examine such phenomena as adaptationspeciation, and population structure.[1]

Population genetics was a vital ingredient in the emergence of the modern evolutionary synthesis. Its primary founders were Sewall WrightJ. B. S. Haldane and Ronald Fisher, who also laid the foundations for the related discipline of quantitative genetics. Traditionally a highly mathematical discipline, modern population genetics encompasses theoretical, lab, and field work. Population genetic models are used both for statistical inference from DNA sequence data and for proof/disproof of concept.

What sets population genetics apart today from newer, more phenotypic approaches to modelling evolution, such as evolutionary game theory and adaptive dynamics, is its emphasis on genetic phenomena as dominanceepistasis, the degree to which genetic recombination breaks up linkage disequilibrium, and the random phenomena of mutation and genetic drift. This makes it appropriate for comparison to population genomics data.

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by Fahim Yusuf -
Topic: Genome Annotation As far now I learned that genome annotation is the process of identifying the locations of genes and all of the coding regions in a genome and determining what those genes do. By studying about it, I'm hoping to learn more details about it.
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by Md. Redoy Rajoan -
Topic: Computer-aided design Description: Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing.
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by Mithon Ahamed Redoy -

Topic: Gene expression analysis

Gene expression analysis is increasingly important in many fields of biological research. Understanding patterns of expressed genes is assumed to provide insight into complex regulatory networks and can lead to the identification of genes relevant to specific biological processes, including disease. So i think it will be good option for further study and research.

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by Ramim Hossain -
Topic : scequence alighnment

In bioinformatics, a sequence alignment is a way of arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA, or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence
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by Md.Jalal Uddin Rumi (Polok) -

I choose population genetics.Because i like to study   of genetic variations within  populations and involves the examination and modelling of changes in the frequencies of gene.

 For this reason i choose population genetics.


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by Md Maruf Ibna Nasim Nishan -
Topic : Genome Annotation
Genome annotation is the process of identifying functional elements along the sequence of a genome, thus giving meaning to it. It is necessary because the sequencing of DNA produces sequences of unknown function.
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by Md. Zayed Hassan Bhuiyan -

My topic is Population genetics.

It is a subfield of genetics that deals with genetic differences within and between populations, and is a part of evolutionary biology. Studies in this branch of biology examine such phenomena as adaptation, speciation, and population structure.

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by Murad Kabir -

I will choose Computer-Aided Drug (CAD) Design

Topic: Computer-Aided Drug (CAD) Design

Computer-Aided Drug (CAD) Design

Computer-aided drug design has been credited to the modern patterns in compound characterization in drug discovery following its inception in 1981. It represents an advancement when compared to HTS as it requires a minimal compound design or prior knowledge, but can yield multiple hit compounds among which promising candidates have been elected. The typical role of CADD in drug discovery is to screen out large compound libraries into smaller clusters of predicted active compounds, enabling optimization of lead compounds by improving the biological properties and building chemotypes from a nucleating site by combining fragments with optimized function.

 Factors Affecting Drug Discovery

Ø  Medicinal requirements

Ø  Screening facilities

Ø  Drug development facilities

Ø  Expenses of the drug development process

 There are various parameters which have to be considered in designing of drugs; drug should be:

Ø  Safe and effective

Ø  Bioavailable

Ø  Metabolically stable

Ø  Minimal side effects

Ø  Selective target tissue distribution 

Applications of CADD

CADD Methods are Used for Target structure analysis, candidate molecule generation, docking of generated molecules with a target, give them rank according to bio affinities, and optimization of molecules for further improvement. CADD applied in the field of Research and development, target identification validation, and preclinical study. By using technologies like the automation in which high throughput screening offers leads to drug discovery faster in its millions of compounds could be synthesized as soon as possible. It takes approximately 7 - 12 years and $ 1.2 billion for new drugs to the market and also approx. Five out of 40,000 reaches a stage of preclinical testing, finally 1 out of 5 reaches clinical trials.

 Applications are:

Ø  Study of effect related to mutation

Ø  Identification of active binding sites

Ø  Searching of ligands for detected binding sites

Ø  Modeling of substrate

Drug - Receptor Interaction Analysis Through CADD

Experimental work, analysis, and computer simulation used for the information of drug-receptor interaction and finding a new active compound. They all work together, as analysis needed information on the 3-D structure of the molecules involved. After acquiring knowledge of biomolecular structure biomolecular docking is performed; which involves confirmation and orientation ‘pose’ of a small molecule (ligand) in the cavity of the target protein.

Computational Power By

Computational power by taking together with advanced analytical techniques like X-ray crystallography, NMR, etc. have improved application of CADD in the field of pharmaceutical industries like numerous of approved drugs that credited their discovery in large part to the tools of CADD were reported.


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by Umme Honey -

Populations Genetics 

I feel interest about this topic.

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by Md. Zahid Hasan -

Topic----------- Population Genetics  

Population genetics is the study of genetic variation within populations, and involves the examination and modelling of changes in the frequencies of genes and alleles in populations over space and time. Many of the genes found within a population will be Polymorphic  - that is, they will occur in a number of different forms (or alleles). Mathematical models are used to investigate and predict the occurrence of specific alleles or combinations of alleles in populations, based on developments in the molecular understanding of genetics, Mendel's laws of inheritance and modern evolutionary theory. The focus is the population or the species - not the individual.

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by Shekh Abdullah Al Mobin -

topic : Population Genetics

Population genetics is a field of biology that studies the genetic composition of biological populations, and the changes in genetic composition that result from the operation of various factors, including natural selection. Population geneticists pursue their goals by developing abstract mathematical models of gene frequency dynamics, trying to extract conclusions from those models about the likely patterns of genetic variation in actual populations, and testing the conclusions against empirical data. A number of the more robust generalizations to emerge from population-genetic analysis are discussed below.

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by Shoriful Hasan Sakib -

Population Genetics

Scope of Population Genetics

Population genetics seeks to understand how and why the frequencies of alleles and genotypes change over time within and between populations. It is the branch of biology that provides the deepest and clearest understanding of how evolutionary change occurs.
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by Mohammad Jonayed -

Population genetics:

Population genetics is a subfield of genetics that deals with genetic differences within and between populations, and is a part of evolutionary biology. Studies in this branch of biology examine such phenomena as adaptation, speciation, and population structure. 

I choose this topic because it's very interesting. 

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by Md.Muktar Ali -

Population Genetics :



Population geneticsPopulation genetics is the study of genetic variation within populations, and involves the examination and modelling of changes in the frequencies of genes and alleles in populations over space and time.

Its very interesting topic that's why I choose this topic .

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by Md. Sabbir Hasan -

Tropic : Sequence Alignment

In bioinformatics, a sequence alignment is a way of arranging the sequences of DNA, RNA, or protein to identify regions of similarity that may be a consequence of functional, structural, or evolutionary relationships between the sequences. Aligned sequences of nucleotide or amino acid residues are typically represented as rows within a matrix. Gaps are inserted between the residues so that identical or similar characters are aligned in successive columns. Sequence alignments are also used for non-biological sequences, such as calculating the distance cost between strings in a natural language or in financial data.Although DNA and RNA nucleotide bases are more similar to each other than are amino acids, the conservation of base pairs can indicate a similar functional or structural role.


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by Tusar kumar sarder -

Sequence Alignment


I feel interest about this topic. I like to study  DNA , RNA , Protin .

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by Himanish Debnath.[Himu] -

I will choose - Structure Prediction (RNA, Protein)

RNA regulation is significantly dependent on its binding protein partner, known as the RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). Unfortunately, the binding preferences for most RBPs are still not well characterized. Interdependencies between sequence and secondary structure specificities is challenging for both predicting RBP binding sites and accurate sequence and structure motifs detection.

This also can be applied in various fields and make collaborative approaches accessible to me. For example, I can use this knowledge to develop advanced forensic applications to detect two identical RNA/protein samples.


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by Moklasur Rahman -

Sequence alignment:

 Sequence alignment is the process of comparing and detecting similarities between biological sequences.it is a very important part of learning. What similarities are being detected will depend on the goals of the particular alignment process. Sequence alignment appears to be extremely useful in a number of bioinformatics applications.


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by Md. Tamjeed Monshi -

I choose population genetics.Because i like to study   of genetic variations within  populations and involves the examination and modelling of changes in the frequencies of gene.

 For this reason i choose population genetics.


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by Masud Rana 171-15-1370 -

TOPIC :Population genetics

Population genetics is the study of genetic variation within and among populations and the evolutionary factors that explain this variation. Its foundation is the Hardy - Weinberg law, which is maintained as long as population size is large, mating is at random, and mutation, selection and migration are negligible. If not, allele frequencies and genotype frequencies may change from one generation to the next. Ethnic variation in allele frequencies is found throughout the genome, and by examining this genetic diversity, evolutionary patterns can be inferred, and variants contributing to the cause of common diseases can be identified.


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by Kausar mia -

 Topics :population genetics .

Because i like to study   of genetic variations within  populations and involves the examination and modelling of changes in the frequencies of gene.

 For this reason i choose population genetics.

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by Salma Akter -

Topic: Population Genetics.

Because i have more interest about this topic. 

  

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by Mohammad ullah -

Genome Annotation : Genome annotation is the process of identifying functional elements along the sequence of a genome, thus giving meaning to it. It is necessary because the sequencing of DNA produces sequences of unknown function. In the last three decades, genome annotation has evolved from the computational annotation of long protein-coding genes on single genomes (one per species), and the experimental annotation of short regulatory elements on a small number of them, into the population annotation of sole nucleotides on thousands of individual genomes (many per species). This increased resolution and inclusiveness of genome annotations  is leading to precise insights into the biology of species, populations and individuals alike.

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by Shoriful Hasan Sakib -

Population Genetics

Scope of Population Genetics

Population genetics seeks to understand how and why the frequencies of alleles and genotypes change over time within and between populations. It is the branch of biology that provides the deepest and clearest understanding of how evolutionary change occurs.