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Matrices and Population Genetics
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Learn the basics of probability theory and some other useful concepts and methods of linear algebra.
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About
Living organisms inherit some of their traits (characteristics) from their parents. Can we use math to deduce how often a trait occurs in the population? It turns out that we can. Solve a series of issues in population genetics. You'll see, for example, how a farmer can affect the distribution of peas seeds' color and how a cat breeder can prevent a dangerous genetic disease.
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Learn the basic laws of inheritance and probability theory.
Learn the concept of the expected value and find how the color of peas can change over generations.
Learn the concept of limits and diagonalization of matrices for prediction.
Apply the linear algebra techniques to discover how the future depends on the present.
Discover how to prevent fatal genetic diseases.
Reviews
3 years ago
Was interesting, but not clear in some tasks and theory. An excellent opportunity to update knowledge on matrices and close the gaps. Also, the theme of the project itself fuels interest in solving problems.
4 years ago
how to apply math to biology / genetics;operations with matrices - diagonalization, multiplication, etc...
4 years ago
I've learned many topics related to probability and statistics, I managed to use those theoretical concepts in a practical project about genetic, it was really useful and fun.
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