Abstract
A segment of DNA is called identical by descent (IBD) in two or more individuals if it is identical because it was inherited from a common ancestor. IBD segments can be used to uncover hidden familial relationships, detect the population of origin of an individual or find interbreedings between humans and ancient hominins like the Neandertal. IBD segments can also be used to find the cause of diseases via a technique called IBD mapping.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS 2016) |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Fields of science
- 303 Health Sciences
- 304 Medical Biotechnology
- 304003 Genetic engineering
- 305 Other Human Medicine, Health Sciences
- 101004 Biomathematics
- 101018 Statistics
- 102 Computer Sciences
- 102001 Artificial intelligence
- 102004 Bioinformatics
- 102010 Database systems
- 102015 Information systems
- 102019 Machine learning
- 106023 Molecular biology
- 106002 Biochemistry
- 106005 Bioinformatics
- 106007 Biostatistics
- 106041 Structural biology
- 301 Medical-Theoretical Sciences, Pharmacy
- 302 Clinical Medicine
JKU Focus areas
- Computation in Informatics and Mathematics
- Nano-, Bio- and Polymer-Systems: From Structure to Function
- Medical Sciences (in general)
- Health System Research
- Clinical Research on Aging