Universität Wien

300217 PUE Exercises in Population Genetics (2023W)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
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Details

max. 14 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine

Exercises will take place Thursdays 1:30PM-4:30 PM, either at OMP1 or at VetMeduUni. Detailed schedule here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gpVd3o0UXc0KYon4MuMs2IG8juGWH4km3Fl3AcFkzAk/edit?usp=sharing


Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Content:
Introduction to R and R graphics (ggplot2), Wright Fisher simulations, Coalescent simulations, application of neutrality tests, basic handling of NGS data, simulations of quantitative traits

Pre-requisites: basic knowledge of R and of the UNIX command line

Goals:
Students are familiar with the R programming language and commonly used tools in population genetics (MS, PAML, alignment tools). The students are able to simulate neutral and selective processes in populations. They can apply widely used neutrality tests to genome scale data.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Combined exam for the whole module (lecture plus exercises)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

minimal requirement: good understanding of key concepts taught in the lecture and the exercises

Prüfungsstoff

content of lecture and exercises

Literatur

Suggested reading:
Hedrick, Genetics of Populations, Jones and Bartlett
Crawley, Statistics: An Introduction Using R, Wiley
Barrett, Linux Pocket Guide: Essential Commands, Reilly
Paradis, R for beginners (available online from CRAN)

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

MES 1

Letzte Änderung: Do 05.10.2023 15:48