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Brief Communication

Nature Genetics 40, 390–391 (1 April 2008) | doi:10.1038/ng.114

Evolutionary plasticity of genetic interaction networks

Julia Tischler , Ben Lehner & Andrew G Fraser

Non-additive genetic interactions contribute to many genetic disorders, but they are extremely difficult to predict. Here we show that genetic interactions identified in yeast, unlike gene functions or protein interactions, are not highly conserved in animals.