Discusses fundamental aspects of sequence analysis with special emphasis on evolutionary biology, including sequence alignment, exact matching, phylogeny reconstruction, and coalescent simulation
Covers the material exclusively through 810 computer problems to enable learning by doing
Offers solutions to all problems to encourage self-study at a pace determined by the student
Contains over 50 programs written specifically for this book, which are provided as source code for further study
Ensures long-term usability of the course material by concentrating on fundamental concepts and utilizing the standard Unix command line