RPR-Genetic code optimality
Optimality of the Genetic Code: an R Exploration
Keywords: Simulating genetic code optimality
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Prerequisites
You need the following preparation before beginning this unit. If you are not familiar with this material from courses you took previously, you need to prepare yourself from other information sources:
- Biomolecules: The molecules of life; nucleic acids and amino acids; the genetic code; protein folding; post-translational modifications and protein biochemistry; membrane proteins; biological function.
- The Central Dogma: Regulation of transcription and translation; protein biosynthesis and degradation; quality control.
- Evolution: Theory of evolution; variation, neutral drift and selection.
You need to complete the following units before beginning this one:
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Deliverables
- Time management: Before you begin, estimate how long it will take you to complete this unit. Then, record in your course journal: the number of hours you estimated, the number of hours you worked on the unit, and the amount of time that passed between start and completion of this unit.
- Journal: Document your progress in your course journal.
- Insights: If you find something particularly noteworthy about this unit, make a note in your insights! page.
Evaluation
Evaluation: NA
- This unit is not evaluated for course marks.
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Self-evaluation
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About ...
Author:
- Boris Steipe <boris.steipe@utoronto.ca>
Created:
- 2017-08-05
Modified:
- 2017-08-05
Version:
- 0.1
Version history:
- 0.1 First stub
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