GEN 234: STATISTICAL GENOMICS

University of California, Riverside

4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102, STAT 231B; graduate standing; or consent of instructor. Examines statistical methods of genome analysis. Topics include screening for genetic markers, linkage analysis, linkage disequilibrium, and mapping genes for complex diseases and quantitative traits. Covers statistical techniques including analysis of least squares and maximum likelihood, Bayesian analysis, and Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm. Cross-listed with BPSC 234.