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3. Whitmore, T.C. (1993). An Introduction to Tropical
Rainforest. Oxford University Press.

SIX 1007 MALAYSIAN FAUNA

Introduction to faunal diversity in Malaysia; Concept of
biological diversity and related terms; Introduction to
selected Malaysian Fauna: distribution, ecological and
economic significance, conservation status, as natural
resource in relation to man. Some common research
techniques will be taught and practised during field work
sessions.

Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%

Medium of Instruction:
English

Soft Skills:
CS4, CT3, TS2

Main References:
1. Hickman, C.P., Roberts, L.S. & Larson, L. (1993).
Integrated Principles of Zoology. 9th ed. Mosby.
2. Holmes, D. & Phillipps, K. (1998). The Birds of
Peninsular Malaysia. Oxford University Press.
3. Yong, H.S. (ed). (1998). The Encyclopedia of Malaysia:
Animals. Archipelago Press.

SIX 1008 BIOCOMPUTING

1. The central dogma of biology
2. The concepts of model and biomolecular
representations
3. Sequence and structural databases
4. Sequence analysis
5. Protein structure prediction

Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 100%

Medium of Instruction:
English
Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, LL2

Main References:
1. Attwood, T.K. & Parry-Smith, D.J. (1999). Introduction
to Bioinformatics. Addison Wesley Longman.
2. Gaeta, B.A. (1997). Basic Bioinformatics Techniques.
CSIRO Publishing.
3. Swindell, S.R., Miller, R.R. & Myers, G.S.A. (1996).
Internet for the Molecular Biologist. Horizon Scientific
Press.

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