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  What is Bioinformatics? Bioinformatics is defined as  the application of tools of computation and analysis to the capture and interpretation of biological data . It is an interdisciplinary field , which harnesses computer science, mathematics, physics, and biology. Fig.1.1. is showing the bioinformatics, medicine and science. fig.1.1   Interactions of disciplines that have contributed to the formation of bioinformatics. The above picture is showing the complete details of of Bioinformatics that upon which factors or components it came into being.  Let's discuss its components in detail;  Biology Biology is basically the study of life, the study of living organisms and their interactions with non-living things to survive in the environment. As, there is genes and genomes involved in living organisms body, so to study those genes and genomes bioinformatics is necessary. that is why Biology is the essential component of Bioinformatics.     2.  Med...