Jared Decker

@pop_gen_JED

Beef genetics extension and population genomics. Thoughts are my own.

faculty.missouri.edu/deckerje/
Joined December 2010
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  1. Oct 12

    Perhaps a stupid question, but help me out anyways. f4 statistic is equivalent to D-statistic. D-statistics differentiate between admixture and ILS. Doesn't f4 also exclude ILS? At least if you specified the topology of the tree?

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    Oct 10

    Fescue grass is the reason Missouri has so many cows. But there are hidden dangers, Troy explores the genetics of cows to see which are best adapt to survive!

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    Oct 10

    From now on, when asked about what I do research on I'll just refer to my license plate:

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    Oct 9
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    We would love to have you join the family here at Mizzou! Stop by for a visit and meet with award winning faculty, learn about our amazing hands on curriculum and the fantastic opportunities available through undergraduate research, study abroad and more! MIZ!

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    Oct 9
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    There are only a handful of top agricultural colleges in the country and is among them. Engaged faculty, student research opportunities, internships, study abroad and a strong alumni network to land the job of your choice.

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    Oct 10

    “The baseline of those verification programs is animal identification and traceability,” Saunders, President of Where Food Comes From and IMI Global, says. “If you have quality genetics, there is no question that identification and traceability carry...

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    Oct 10

    Does your farm or agribusiness have employees? Attend one of four Farm Labor Management Workshops hosted by . Workshops in Kirksville, Marshall, Springfield, and Sikeston, Missouri. For more information visit

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    Oct 9

    Our new paper with on structural equation model based multi-trait GWAS (SEM-GWAS) is now available at . Application to plant data is coming soon!

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    Oct 8

    I was just asked whether I ever have to look things up when I code. I want to go on record saying that, aside from canned white board coding examples, I can’t write two lines of code without referring to Google or stack overflow. I would be lost without them.

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    Oct 8

    I have the habit of, whenever I’m getting off the phone with my wife, kids, parents or siblings of saying “I love you, bye!” Every time. I’ve done it for so long, that I have to think to NOT say it at the end of call. Today, I had a phone call with the Provost... Yep...

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    Oct 9

    Full house for the quantitative genetics meeting in Edinburgh today to celebrate 100 years of the founding of the theory.

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    Oct 9

    Thanks to Mrs. And for graciously hosting members of the Adventurers 4-H Club!

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    After sampling the office candy and chatting about the finer points of 4-H projects, our young Adventurers learned that Chancellor and Mrs. Cartwright are ALSO strong supporters of 4-H. In fact, Mrs. Cartwright was once a 4-H'er herself!
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    Oct 9

    One of the first steps in an estrus synchronization protocol is often putting in a CIDR. Take two minutes to make sure you’re handling them correctly!

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    Oct 3

    My dad just won the prize for putting the red thingy into the blue thingy so it hooks on to the yellow thingy!

    2018 laureate George Smith developed a method known as phage display, where a bacteriophage – a virus that infects bacteria – can be used to evolve new proteins.
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    Oct 3

    TFW your undergrad genetics professor wins the Nobel Prize. Awesome!

    George P Smith of wins in Chemistry - great news for cc
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    Oct 3

    has a new celebrity.

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    Oct 3
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    There are also many technological solutions to collet this during class or between classes. For the latter, I recommend Piazza.

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    Oct 3

    Computer science isn’t just about coding. The hands-on CS activities in ’s Code Your World teach kids essential life skills like problem solving, teamwork & resiliency that will help prepare them for college & career.

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    Oct 3

    Professor George Smith is the 1st professor to receive a Nobel Prize for research conducted at MU. Other Nobel winners w/connections to MU, according to the Nobel archives: -Frederick Chapman Robbins, 1954 winner, alum -Barbara McClintock, winner 1983, assistant prof.

    A professor won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this morning. Learn more about his life, passions and research (and his brother’s, also an MU professor) here: via
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    Oct 3

    Big congratulations to Mizzou's own Dr. George P. Smith for winning the 2018 in chemistry!

    BREAKING NEWS: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the in Chemistry 2018 with one half to Frances H. Arnold and the other half jointly to George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter.
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