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Is it time to change the reference genome?
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DOI：10.1186/s13059-019-1774-4.png)
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The use of the human reference genome has shaped methods and data across modern genomics. This has offered many benefits while creating a few constraints. In the following opinion, we outline the history, properties, and pitfalls of the current human reference genome. In a few illustrative analyses, we focus on its use for variant-calling, highlighting its nearness to a 'type specimen'. We suggest that switching to a consensus reference would offer important advantages over the continued use of the current reference with few disadvantages.
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SEQUENCE
GENE
MAP
VARIANTS
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