Briefly describe the following: a. Transcription b. Polymorphism c. Translation d. Bioinformatics

Explanation

a. Synthesis of RNA from DNA is called transcription.
b. Variation at genetic levels is called polymorphism.
c. The process of polymerisation of amino acid to form a polypeptide is known as translation.
d. Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological information. Computers are used to gather, store, analyse and integrate biological and genetic information which can then be applied to gene based discovery and drug development. The term bioinformatics was coined by Paulien Hogeweg in 1978. The need for bioinformatics capabilities has been precipitated by the explosion of publicly available genomic information resulting from the human genome project.