The application of machine learning to predict genetic relatedness using human mtDNA hypervariable region I sequences

Priyanka Govender; Stephen Gbenga Fashoto; Leah Maharaj; Matthew A. Adeleke; Elliot Mbunge; Jeremiah Olamijuwon; Boluwaji Akinnuwesi; Moses Okpeku

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0263790

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The application of machine learning to predict genetic relatedness using human mtDNA hypervariable region I sequences

Priyanka Govender,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Discipline of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, South Africa
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Stephen Gbenga Fashoto,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Computational Intelligence and Health Informatics Research Group, University of Eswatini, Kwaluseni, Kingdom of Eswatini
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Leah Maharaj,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Discipline of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, South Africa
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Matthew A. Adeleke,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Discipline of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, South Africa
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Elliot Mbunge,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Computational Intelligence and Health Informatics Research Group, University of Eswatini, Kwaluseni, Kingdom of Eswatini
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Jeremiah Olamijuwon,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Computational Intelligence and Health Informatics Research Group, University of Eswatini, Kwaluseni, Kingdom of Eswatini

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4103-2765

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Boluwaji Akinnuwesi,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Computational Intelligence and Health Informatics Research Group, University of Eswatini, Kwaluseni, Kingdom of Eswatini

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7755-6061

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Moses Okpeku

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: okpekum@ukzn.ac.za

Affiliation Discipline of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, South Africa

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8337-6294

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The application of machine learning to predict genetic relatedness using human mtDNA hypervariable region I sequences

Priyanka Govender,
Stephen Gbenga Fashoto,
Leah Maharaj,
Matthew A. Adeleke,
Elliot Mbunge,
Jeremiah Olamijuwon,
Boluwaji Akinnuwesi,
Moses Okpeku

Published: February 18, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263790

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