Scientists release a new human “pangenome” reference (IMAGE)

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Scientists release a new human “pangenome” reference

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The new pangenome reference is a collection of different genomes from which to compare an individual genome sequence. Like a map of the subway system, the pangenome graph has many possible routes for a sequence to take, represented by the different colors.

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Darryl Leja, NHGRI

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