Question1. Why is the Fourier Transform particularly suitable for DNA data?

Q2. Describe in detail what GWAS is used for and how it works.  Be sure to include an example.

Q3. Define Shannon Entropy.  Provide an example using a short 10-mer of DNA.

Q4. What are the four statistical approaches for phylogenetic reconstruction we discussed in class?  Which of them attempt to recapitulate actual evolutionary events?  Which would you use to determine the phylogeny of 35 species of rotifer?

Q5. What are the three types of nodes in an artificial neural network (ANN, sometimes referred to as ML)?  What does each of them do?