Lecture 08A
Differential gene expression
Foundations
Date: Feb 25, 2025
DRAFT
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This lecture explores differential gene expression analysis, a powerful approach for uncovering the molecular basis of biological phenomena.
Learning objectives¶
What you should be able to do after today's lecture:
- Define differential gene expression and explain its importance.
- Describe the statistical principles underlying differential expression analysis.
- Outline the steps in a typical differential expression analysis workflow.
- Explain key concepts such as fold change, p-value, and false discovery rate.
- Interpret common visualizations used in differential expression analysis.
Supplementary material¶
Relevant content for today's lecture.
- None! Just the slides.