PLINK Insights

What is PLINK?

PLINK is a free, open-source whole genome association analysis toolset, designed to perform a range of basic, large-scale analyses. It is commonly used in the field of genetics and bioinformatics to perform genome-wide association studies (GWAS), analyze population structure, perform linkage disequilibrium calculations, and manage large datasets of genetic data.

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What other technologies are related to PLINK?

PLINK Competitor Technologies

REGENIE

REGENIE is an alternative whole-genome regression tool and can perform genome-wide association studies (GWAS) similar to PLINK.

mentioned alongside PLINK in 79% (55) of relevant job posts

Hail

Hail is a scalable framework for statistical genetics, designed to handle large-scale genotype and phenotype data, providing functionalities that overlap with PLINK.

mentioned alongside PLINK in 56% (66) of relevant job posts

SAS

SAS is a statistical software suite that provides tools for statistical analysis and data management, serving as an alternative to PLINK for some analyses.

mentioned alongside PLINK in 0% (73) of relevant job posts

PLINK Complementary Technologies

bcftools

bcftools is used for variant calling and manipulation of VCF/BCF files, often used in conjunction with PLINK for data preparation and analysis.

mentioned alongside PLINK in 58% (80) of relevant job posts

GATK

GATK is a toolkit mainly for variant calling and analysis. While it offers some overlapping functionalities, it is generally used for variant discovery and pre-processing steps, often used in conjunction with PLINK for downstream GWAS analysis.

mentioned alongside PLINK in 15% (106) of relevant job posts

samtools

samtools is for manipulating sequence alignment data in BAM format. It's used in pipelines that may lead to variant calling and subsequent analysis in PLINK.

mentioned alongside PLINK in 9% (54) of relevant job posts