Essays about: "k-mer"
Found 5 essays containing the word k-mer.
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1. Sex-associated genomic variation in two ecotypes of Littorina saxatilis on the Swedish west coast
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för marina vetenskaperAbstract : Sex, one of the most conspicuous characteristics of living organisms, has always been fascinating for biologists. The diversity of sex goes much beyond a simple distinction between males and females. Many organisms have more than two mating entities, and many species show some degree of hermaphroditism, at least in part of their life cycle. READ MORE
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2. Exploratory Analysis of Isoelectric Point Prediction with Simple Feature Encoding
University essay from KTH/Tillämpad fysikAbstract : Proteomics is the large scale study of proteins in biological systems such as those found in human cells. The understanding of proteomes, i.e. the complete set of proteins expressed by an organism, has especially useful applications in the medical field such as genetic research and drug discovery. READ MORE
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3. Analysis of the relation between RNA and RBPs using machine learning
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)Abstract : The study of RNA-binding proteins has recently increased in importance due to discoveries of their larger role in cellular processes. One study currently conducted at Umeå University involves constructing a model that will be able to improve our knowledge about T-cells by explaining how these cells work in different diseases. READ MORE
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4. Development and validation of bioinformatic methods for GRC assembly and annotation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : This thesis presents the work done during my master degree projects under the supervision of Alexander Suh and Francisco J. Ruiz-Ruano. My work focused on the development of in-silico methods to improve the assembly of the Germline Restricted Chromosome (GRC) of songbirds, more specifically that of zebra finch. READ MORE
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5. Accurate and fast taxonomic profiling of microbial communities
University essay from KTH/KommunikationsteoriAbstract : With the advent of next generation sequencing there has been an explosion of the size of data that needs to be processed, where next generation sequencing yields basepairs of DNA in the millions. The rate at which the size of data increases supersedes Moores law therefore there is a huge demand for methods to nd meaningful labels of sequenced data. READ MORE