On genomic coding theory

This paper gives a brief overview of several applications from the emerging interdisciplinary field of genomic coding theory that aims at applying concepts and techniques from the field of coding theory to problems from the field of molecular biology. This is motivated by the high precision and robustness found in genomic processes in addition to the increase in the availability of genomic data for a wide range of species. The considered applications include source coding for DNA classification, channel coding for modeling gene expression with emphasis on the process of translation, existence of error correcting codes in the DNA, and channel coding structure in the genetic code. Example results are presented that demonstrate the relevance of the proposed approaches and open questions are formulated to suggest future research work.