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The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for additional information.

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PLB 400  Introduction to Bioinformatics

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(STT 200 or STT 201 or STT 231 or STT 421) and (PLB 203 or MMG 201 or BMB 200)
Recommended Background:
An introductory biology course covering basic genetics, macromolecules, evolution, energy metabolism, genetic materials, and signal transduction is recommended for non-biology majors. A statistic course covering random variable, distributions, and ba
Not open to students with credit in:
MMG 433
Description:
Bioinformatic theory and practice. How to manage and analyze sequences, structures, gene expression, and other types of biological data.
Effective Dates:
SS08 - SS10


PLB 400  Introduction to Bioinformatics

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(STT 200 or STT 201 or STT 231 or STT 421) and (PLB 203 or MMG 201 or BMB 200)
Recommended Background:
An introductory biology course covering basic genetics, macromolecules, evolution, energy metabolism, genetic materials, and signal transduction is recommended for non-biology majors. A statistic course covering random variable, distributions, and basic probability theory is recommended for biology majors.
Description:
Bioinformatic theory and practice. How to manage and analyze sequences, structures, gene expression, and other types of biological data.
Effective Dates:
US10 - FS12


PLB 400  Introduction to Bioinformatics

Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(STT 200 or STT 201 or STT 231 or STT 421) and (PLB 203 or MMG 201 or BMB 200)
Recommended Background:
An introductory biology course covering basic genetics, macromolecules, evolution, energy metabolism, genetic materials, and signal transduction is recommended for non-biology majors. A statistic course covering random variable, distributions, and basic probability theory is recommended for biology majors.
Description:
Bioinformatic theory and practice. How to manage and analyze sequences, structures, gene expression, and other types of biological data.
Effective Dates:
SS13 - US14


PLB 400  Introduction to Bioinformatics

Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(STT 200 or STT 201 or STT 231 or STT 421) and (PLB 203 or MMG 201 or BMB 200)
Recommended Background:
An introductory biology course covering basic genetics, macromolecules, evolution, energy metabolism, genetic materials, and signal transduction is recommended for non-biology majors. A statistic course covering random variable, distributions, and basic probability theory is recommended for biology majors.
Description:
Bioinformatic theory and practice. How to manage and analyze sequences, structures, gene expression, and other types of biological data.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - US16


PLB 400  Introduction to Bioinformatics

Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(STT 200 or STT 201 or STT 231 or STT 421) and (PLB 203 or MMG 201 or BMB 200 or BS 161)
Recommended Background:
An introductory biology course covering basic genetics, macromolecules, evolution, energy metabolism, genetic materials, and signal transduction is recommended for non-biology majors. A statistics course covering random variable, distributions, and basic probability theory is recommended for biology majors.
Description:
Managing and analyzing biological data with bioinformatic tools, basic programming, and statistics.
Effective Dates:
FS16 - US23