Statistical genetics is an important topic within the Life and Behavioral Sciences. The structure within families (pedigrees) and the dependency structure between genetic markers at the genome require specific statistical tools and software packages for analysis of the data. The topics addressed during this course will be: estimation of heritability, detecting new genetic factors using genome wide linkage and association studies, the analysis of candidate genes, and data bases such as Hapmap. Several software packages will be introduced. Data sets from human genetics and from animal and plant breeding will be analyzed.
Aantal college-uren
Three weeks three days and four weeks two days Each day is from 10.00-15.00 (2 lectures and 2 practicals)
Tentaminering
Homework plus written exam
Verplichte literatuur
TBA