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Universal epistasis analysis

Epistasis analysis is a foundation in the analysis of genetic networks, but in complex or poorly defined processes, defining the phenotype can be an insurmountable hurdle. A new study shows that microarray expression profiles can be used as a 'phenotype' for epistasis analysis of the development of a multicellular organism, offering a potentially universal solution to this problem.

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Figure 1: Ordering pathways using epistasis analysis.

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Hughes, T. Universal epistasis analysis. Nat Genet 37, 457–458 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0505-457

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