easyGWAS: A central resource for efficient performance of genome-wide association studies

A genome-wide association (GWA) study examines, whether structural variations such as single nucleotide poly-morphisms (SNPs) are associated with a specific phenotypic trait[1, 2]. SNPs are positioned over the whole genome and have a single nucleotide variation. They are tagged within a population of individuals of a certain species. Phenotypes can be observed or measured characteristics. Typically phenotypes are encoded as binary or continuous