Rosalind Problem Solving in Python: Episode 4 - Genetics and Probability

Join Phillip Compeau, Carnegie Mellon professor and Rosalind co-founder, for a Python live problem-solving session on Rosalind — a platform for learning bioinformatics through coding. In Episode 4, we look at a collection of genetics and probability problems. 00:00 Start screen 07:25 Stream starts: setup 13:54 IPRB: Mendel's First Law 45:20 IEV: Calculating Expected Offspring 1:05:49 LIA: Independent Alleles 1:38:23 PROB: Introduction to Random Strings 2:03:52 CONS: Consensus and Profile 2:18:53 Returning to PROB, looking ahead, and happy coding! Starter code link: https://shorturl.at/8wPJK Completed code link: https://shorturl.at/9EWQ8 Problems covered: 🧬 Mendel's First Law: https://rosalind.info/problems/iprb/ 🧬 Calculating Expected Offspring: https://rosalind.info/problems/iev/ 🧬 Independent Alleles: https://rosalind.info/problems/lia/ 🧬 Consensus and Profile https://rosalind.info/problems/cons/ 🧬 Introduction to Random Strings: https://rosalind.info/problems/prob/ New episodes stream Thursdays at 11:00 AM ET. Follow along, solve with us, and sharpen your bioinformatics problem-solving skills. ▶ Sign up for our Philomath mailing list to receive course materials, reminders, and earn a certificate: http://eepurl.com/iC9DSg ▶ Link to Rosalind: https://rosalind.info ▶ Join the Philomath community on Discord: https://discord.gg/n5ZKySCKU4 ⸻ Philomath Membership All lectures and recordings are free and open. If you’d like to participate more deeply—through office hours, bonus sessions, and community support—you can become a Philomath member here: https://philomath.memberful.com Membership supports the instructors and helps keep Philomath open.