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bio-population-genetics-linkage-disequilibrium
Calculate linkage disequilibrium statistics (r², D'), perform LD pruning for population structure analysis, identify haplotype blocks, and visualize LD patterns using PLINK, scikit-allel, and LDBlockShow. Use when calculating LD or pruning variants.
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Updated 2/13/2026
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Installation and usage
Calculate linkage disequilibrium statistics (r², D'), perform LD pruning for population structure analysis, identify haplotype blocks, and visualize LD patterns using PLINK, scikit-allel, and LDBlockShow. Use when calculating LD or pruning variants.
Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage
Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:
skills use bio-population-genetics-linkage-disequilibrium