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Haplotypes drop by drop

Short-read sequencing provides haplotype information when long DNA fragments are barcoded in microfluidic droplets.

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Figure 1: Haplotype resolution using linked reads.

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Kitzman, J. Haplotypes drop by drop. Nat Biotechnol 34, 296–298 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3500

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