Perl for exploring DNA

This Book Provides An Introduction To Perl That Emphasizes Good Programming Practices With Repeated Exposure To Pattern Matching As Applied To Biological Sequence Analysis (dna Analysis, Protein Analysis). 1. Introduction : Explorations And Indexes -- 2. Essential First Steps : Installing Perl Plus A Programming Environment -- 3. Your First Perl Programs With A Focus On String Analysis -- 4. String Play With Regular Expressions -- 5. Using Perl To Do Calculations -- 6. Making Decisions Over And Over Again With Perl's If And While -- 7. Subroutines -- 8. Accessing Files Of Sequences From Databases -- 9. Arrays -- 10. Hash Tables -- 11. Phrasing Questions By Writing Algorithms -- 12. Regular Expressions Revisited -- 13. Understanding Randomness -- 14. Modules -- 15. Conclusions -- App. 1. How To Isolate Dna From Strawberries -- App. 2. Bioinformatics As Part Of The Solution. Mark D. Leblanc And Betsey Dexter Dyer. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 265-266) And Index.