Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: STATISTICAL GENETICS

Department: Statistics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): STAT 410 AND STAT 431

Description: This course centers on applications of statistics in genetic problems, especially as they pertain to genotype-phenotype association. Various data structures will be the centerpiece of the course, including genotype, allele-sharing, and gene-expression. Topics include family and population-based study design, linkage, association, differential gene expression. Genetic analysis software will also be discussed and used. *The course will meet at M D Anderson Cancer Prevention Building, CPB4.3650.*