ISBN10: 0879697121, ISBN13: 9780879697129, [publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York] Softcover Paperback. This second edition of Bioinformatics: Sequence and Genome Analysis provides a comprehensive overview and critical examination of the computational methods needed for analyzing DNA, RNA, and protein data as well as entire genomes. The book has been completey revised, redesigned for increased accessibility and to further aid learning, and updated with three completely new chapters. It is now more student-friendly than ever and will build on the adoption success of the first edition. As more species' genomes are sequenced, computational analysis of these data has become increasingly important. The second, entirely updated edition of this widely praised textbook provides a comprehensive and critical examination of the computational methods needed for analyzing DNA, RNA, and protein data, as well as genomes. The book has been rewritten to make it more accessible to a wider audience, including advanced undergraduate and graduate students. New features include chapter guides and explanatory information panels and glossary terms. New chapters in this second edition cover statistical analysis of sequence alignments, computer programming for bioinformatics, and data management and mining. Practically oriented problems at the ends of chapters enhance the value of the book as a teaching resource. The book also serves as an essential reference for ...