Methods, software and apparati for identifying genomic regions harboring a gene associated with a detectable trait
US6291182A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16B40/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods, software, and apparati for determining whether a genomic region harbors a gene associated with a detectable trait. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of confirming that a genomic region harbors a gene associated with a detectable trait comprising the steps of identifying a candidate genomic region suspected of harboring the gene associated with the detectable trait, constructing a trait-associated distribution of association values using the biallelic markers in the candidate genomic region, identifying a plurality of biallelic markers in random genomic regions which are not suspected of harboring the gene associated with the detectable trait, constructing a random distribution of association values using the biallelic markers in the random genomic regions, comparing the trait-associated distribution of association values to the random distribution of association values, and determining whether the trait-associated distribution of association values and the random distribution of association values are significantly different from one another. In other embodiments, the present invention comprises software for perfo…
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.