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Genotype calling

Definition
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Probabilistic assignment of diploid (or sex-aware) genotypes from aligned reads or summarized intensities at variant sites.

Topics
GWAS
Related
Variant Calling Genotyping Array Genotype Dosage

Why it matters in GWAS

Bioinformatics methods determine how variants, expression, and epigenetic state are measured and summarized—shaping GWAS covariates, multi-omic integration, and functional follow-up.

Example usage

"At this locus, Genotype calling annotations were used to prioritize plausible biological mechanisms."

Variant Calling Genotyping Array Genotype Dosage
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References

  • Lesk AM. (2019). Introduction to Bioinformatics. Oxford University Press.
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