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In this chapter we will briefly overview genetic markers and their use in association studies. Then we will discuss step by step how to import data from a small genomic project, check the data for inconsistencies, fit and evaluate different statistical models and interpret the results.
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Gondro, C. (2015). Simple Marker Association Tests. In: Primer to Analysis of Genomic Data Using R. Use R!. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14475-7_2
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