The rainfall plot: its motivation, characteristics and pitfalls

The rainfall plot: its motivation, characteristics and pitfalls

Abstract Background A visualization referred to as rainfall plot has recently gained popularity in genome data analysis. The plot is mostly used for illustrating the distribution of somatic cancer mutations along a reference genome, typically aiming to identify mutation hotspots. In general terms, t...

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Main Authors: Diana Domanska, Daniel Vodák, Christin Lund-Andersen, Stefania Salvatore, Eivind Hovig, Geir Kjetil Sandve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
Subjects:
Rainfall plot
Visualization
Mutation
Genomics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12859-017-1679-8

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