Introduction to Bioinformatics - Lecture 2

This lecture has provided a short introduction to DNA, RNA, genes, genomes, and biosynthesis:

• Structure of DNA.
• Domains of life.
• Structure of genomes, prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
• Virsuses
• Structure of genes, prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
• Structure of RNA.
• Transcription.
• Promoter regions in E.coli and human.
• Exons, introns, and splicing.
• Genetic code.
• Transfer RNA (tRNA).
• Ribosomes.
• Translation.
• Central dogma of molecular biology.
• Life cycle of HIV.