Re:Man places his genome in public domain, on Github
by jsarch on Saturday February 12, 2011 @08:37PM
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I'll go one step further and emphatically state "this isn't his entire genome."
Additionally, this data could be radically improved if his phenotype was also included. Just because we know that the marker says "AA" without the correlating information of "blond hair" doesn't tell us whether "AA" is important for hair color.
What you can mine with this type of information is the correlation between the markers themselves: if rs1001 = AA, then rs2002 = {GG(85%), TT(10%), GT(5%)}. This is where community software could definitely benefit from more data.
If you are interested in helping create a "Google for DNA", drop us a line at SeqCentral.com
Additionally, this data could be radically improved if his phenotype was also included. Just because we know that the marker says "AA" without the correlating information of "blond hair" doesn't tell us whether "AA" is important for hair color.
What you can mine with this type of information is the correlation between the markers themselves: if rs1001 = AA, then rs2002 = {GG(85%), TT(10%), GT(5%)}. This is where community software could definitely benefit from more data.
If you are interested in helping create a "Google for DNA", drop us a line at SeqCentral.com