Introduction
Learning outcomes
After having completed this chapter you will be able to:
- Describe the importance of studying variants
- Define a DNA mutation
- Illustrate the difference between a somatic mutation and a germline mutation
- Describe the two major types of small variants: SNPs and INDELs
- Explain why SNPs are the most used type of variant for genetic research
- Explain what haplotypes are and how they can capture more genetic information compared to single small variants
Material
Course introduction:
Introduction to variant analysis: