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Finding recombination hotspots
Email: Cathy Holding - cathyholding@aol.com News from The Scientist 2004, 5(1):20040423-01
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A new algorithm for revealing recombination hotspots, reported in the April 23 Science, has found that most recombination occurs outside genes. The mathematical method will be important in understanding the nature of recombination, according to the paper's authors. But others feel that claims that it will aid in mapping disease loci are unjustified.
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