Biocomputing Basics

This task demonstrates basic bioinformatics command-line skills using Bash for simple DNA file handling and inspection.

Bash Tasks

• Print name and create directories

• Download DNA sequence files (.fna, .gbk)

• Organize files (move .fna file, remove duplicates)

• Check for DNA patterns (tata vs tatatata) to identify wildtype or mutant

• Extract key information from a GenBank file:

  • Sequence length

  • Source organism

  • Gene names

• List files and display command history

Script

part1.sh – Runs all Bash commands to perform the above tasks.