Inferring ancestry from population genomic data and its applications.

Ancestry inference is a frequently encountered problem and has many applications such as forensic analyses, genetic association studies and personal genomics. The main goal of ancestry inference is to identify an individual’s population of origin based on our knowledge of natural populations. Becaus...

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Main Author: Badri ePadhukasahasram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2014.00204/full