Statistical Genetics

Statistical Genetics is a branch of applied statistics that develops and applies quantitative methods for analyzing genetic data to elucidate the relationships between genetic variation and phenotypic traits.

15.6K

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1.9M

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34.6K

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5.9K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

2.6K

Parents

Biostatistics

Children

Copy Number Variant AnalysisFamily-based Genetic AnalysisFunctional Annotation IntegrationGene-environment InteractionGenetic CorrelationGenetic Fine-mappingGenetic Risk PredictionGenome-wide Association StudiesGenotype ImputationHaplotype Analysis

Publications

15.6K

Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using <b>lme4</b>

Douglas M. Bates, Martin Mächler, Benjamin M. Bolker et al. · Journal of Statistical Software · 2015 · 85.6K citations · Full text

Business, Biostatistics, Optimization +15

Inference of Population Structure Using Multilocus Genotype Data

Jonathan K. Pritchard, Matthew Stephens, Peter Donnelly · Genetics · 2000 · 34.3K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biostatistics, Genetics +13

<b>lmerTest</b> Package: Tests in Linear Mixed Effects Models

Alexandra Kuznetsova, Per B. Brockhoff, Rune Haubo Bojesen Christensen · Journal of Statistical Software · 2017 · 23.4K citations · Full text

Public Health, Biostatistics, Experimental Design +16

Detecting the number of clusters of individuals using the software <scp>structure</scp>: a simulation study

Guillaume Evanno, Sébastien Regnaut, Jérôme Goudet · Molecular Ecology · 2005 · 22.1K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biostatistics, Genetics +11

Introduction to Quantitative Genetics.

A. W. F. Edwards, D. S. Falconer · Biometrics · 1982 · 21.8K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Genetics +12

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Authors

34.6K

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Peter M. Visscher
The University of Queensland, Australia
137 publications · 32.3K citations
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I. Misztal
University of Georgia, United States
106 publications · 10.5K citations
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Michael E. Goddard
The University of Melbourne, Australia
74 publications · 31.5K citations
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William G. Hill
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
78 publications · 12.9K citations
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Ben J. Hayes
The University of Queensland, Australia
61 publications · 15K citations
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Genetics
1K publications · 249.6K citations
186
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The American Journal of Human Genetics
AJHG · 263 publications · 61.4K citations
105
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Genetic Epidemiology
716 publications · 46.6K citations
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Bioinformatics
325 publications · 151.7K citations
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Journal of Animal Science
601 publications · 30.7K citations
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See also Statistical Genetics
Core Methods	Linkage Analysis Heritability Genome-wide Association Mapping Linear Mixed Models Linkage Disequilibrium Score Regression Method Of Moments Rare Variant Association Testing Partitioning Heritability
Applications	Genomic Selection Genome-wide Association Studies Genomic Prediction Genetic Risk Prediction Breeding Value Disease Risk Prediction Genetic Parameter Estimation Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping Disease Progression Prediction
Data Types	Quantitative Characters Copy Number Alterations Map-based Marker Conversion
Evaluation	Statistical Power Benchmark Datasets Reproducibility Studies Positive Predictive Value Mean Squared Error
Limitations	Selection Bias Population Stratification