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Chapter 20, Problem 5

What is bioinformatics, and why is this discipline essential for studying genomes? Provide two examples of bioinformatics applications.

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Hey everyone. Let's take a look at this question together. Which of the following is an example of tools commonly used in bioinformatics. So let's recall what bioinformatics is to figure out which of the following is an example of tools that we commonly use in bioinformatics. When we know that bioinformatics refers to a sub discipline that involves using computers and software tools to collect, store, analyze and disseminate biological data. And so looking at our answer choices. Which one is an example of a tool that uses the computer and computer software tools to collect, store, analyze and disseminate biological data. And that is answer choice. A blast search because we know that this term B. L. A. S. T. Stands for basic local alignment search tool. It is an example of a tool that is commonly used in bioinformatics to find regions of similarity between two sequences. So answer choice A is the correct answer. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.
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