Medical Population Structure
About Course
Course Overview
Understand genetic diversity and population genetic structure. Learn to analyze population stratification, ancestry inference, and admixture analysis using genome-wide genotyping and sequencing data.
What You Will Learn
- Principles of population genetics and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
- Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for population structure
- ADMIXTURE and STRUCTURE analysis
- Fixation index (Fst) and genetic differentiation
- Ancestry inference and admixture mapping
- Population-specific allele frequency analysis
Prerequisites
Basic statistics and genetics knowledge. Familiarity with R or Python.
Duration
6 weeks, 3 hours per week
Level
Intermediate to Advanced