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Homology-directed repair (HDR)

Definition
AI-generated

High-fidelity double-strand break repair using a homologous template; contrasts with NHEJ end joining.

Topics
Molecular biology
Related
Non Homologous End Joining Structural Variant Insertion

Why it matters in GWAS

GWAS hits are interpreted through gene structure, regulation, and variant consequence; molecular vocabulary connects association statistics to mechanism.

Example usage

"Genotype QC and interpretation explicitly accounted for Homology-directed repair (HDR) status at candidate loci."

Non Homologous End Joining Structural Variant Insertion
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References

  • Griffiths AJF, et al. (2015). An Introduction to Genetic Analysis. W. H. Freeman.
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