Deletion of a genomic locus may affect the function of neighboring loci, creating genetic uncertainty. Researchers now present a computational algorithm for identifying such neighboring-gene effects and improving the quality of functional annotations.
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Baryshnikova, A., Andrews, B. Neighboring-gene effect: a genetic uncertainty principle. Nat Methods 9, 341–343 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1936
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