Discipline encompassing the development and utilisation of computational tools to store, analyse, and interpret biological data.
Note: Among the most important bioinformatics tools are specialised databases with genetic and protein sequences accompanied by related data (biological function, cell localisation, etc.) and including search, alignment, and sorting algorithms or graphical modelling.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1127 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)