Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics
- Shroff Publishers & Distributors : O'Reilly
- xvi, 377 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Part I. Object-oriented programming in Perl -- 1. Modular programming with Perl -- 2. Data structures and string algorithms -- 3. Object-oriented programming in Perl -- 4. Sequence formats and inheritance -- 5. A class for restriction enzymes -- Part II. Perl and bioinformatics -- 6. Perl and relational databases -- 7. Perl and the Web -- 8. Perl and graphics -- 9. Introduction to Bioperl -- Part III. Appendixes -- A. Perl summary -- B. Installing Perl.
Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics covers the core Perl language and many of its module extensions, presenting them in the context of biological data and problems of pressing interest to the biological community. This book, along with Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics, forms a basic course in Perl programming. This second volume finishes the basic Perl tutorial material (references, complex data structures, object-oriented programming, use of modules--all presented in a biological context) and presents some advanced topics of considerable interest in bioinformatics.
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Perl (Computer program language) Bioinformatics. PERL.