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Localization of the Q1 Mutation by Cladistic Analysis
Author(s) -
Zhu Xiaofeng,
Cooper Richard S.,
Chen Guanjie,
Luke Amy,
Elston Robert C.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
genetic epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.301
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1098-2272
pISSN - 0741-0395
DOI - 10.1002/gepi.2001.21.s1.s594
Subject(s) - cladistics , mutation , computational biology , mutation testing , genome , computer science , biology , genetics , gene , phylogenetics
The completion of the human genome project appears to be in sight and enormous new information resources will be available. The challenge now facing the scientific community is to use this information. In this paper, we applied cladistic analysis to the sequenced data in a Genetic Analysis Workshop 12 simulation problem. The Q1 mutation was localized to a 5‐kb segment, in which the true mutation is located. Our analysis shows that cladistic analysis, which summarizes evolutionary history, can be a powerful tool in gene mapping. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.