Structural variation

…Participants detect sequence and structural variation, compare synteny, infer orthology and explore gene loss and functional annotation, linking technical choices to evolutionary interpretation. Short- and long-read approaches are covered, with cloud computing and introductory Linux support. 2027-02-15–2027-02-19, 14:00–20:00 daily, Europe/Berlin (CET, UTC+01:00). Online course; fee €

Clio Karageorgiou discusses structural variation and the research brought together in a Heredity special issue. The episode provides a focused introduction to changes in genome structure and their importance for understanding genetic diversity.