hmmIBD: software to infer pairwise identity by descent between haploid genotypes

Abstract Background A number of recent malaria studies have used identity by descent (IBD) to study epidemiological processes relevant to malaria control. In this paper, a software package, hmmIBD, is introduced for estimating pairwise IBD between haploid genomes, such as those of the malaria parasi...

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Main Authors: Stephen F. Schaffner, Aimee R. Taylor, Wesley Wong, Dyann F. Wirth, Daniel E. Neafsey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2349-7