Bioinformatics

Definition

Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that combines biology, computer science, and statistics to analyze biological data using computational tools and techniques.

Related terms

Genomics: The study of an organism's complete set of DNA (genome), including gene sequencing and analysis.

Computational biology: The use of mathematical models and computer simulations to understand biological systems.

Sequence alignment: The process of arranging DNA sequences to identify similarities or differences between them.