Multiple Sequence Alignments (MSAs) And Phylogenies
Monday 23rd June - Tuesday 24th June 2008
This is an introductory two-day course on multiple sequence alignment
and phylogenetics.
This course will provide some experience of the tools used to calculate
alignments and phylogenies - important for a wide range of
different analyses e.g. protein structure prediction, comparative
genomics etc. The focus will be on discussing the concepts and
assumptions used in these tools, aiming to improve your ability to
critically interpret alignments and phylogenies. The focus is on
protein
sequences.
Intended for researchers (Diploma/Masters level and above) working at
EMBL who already use such data and methods at a basic level, encounter
them in papers they read, or plan to do so in the
future.
Software used in the course
Links to Sites of Interest
Wikipedia has many other good and relevant sites on related topics e.g.
on different types of secondary
structure or on the amino acids
Note that throughout these exercises,
italic text specifies questions for
you to answer
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