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Figure 1.1 Diagrammatic overview <strong>of</strong> optical mapping. DNA from many thousands <strong>of</strong> cells,<br />

each representing a copy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> genome being studied, is passed through micr<strong>of</strong>luidic channels<br />

(a.k.a. groups) where <strong>the</strong>y are stretched and attached to a positively charged glass surface.<br />

After a restriction enzyme is applied, <strong>the</strong> surface is imaged using fluorescence microscopy.<br />

DNA molecules appear as bright fluorescent pixels, which are subsequently identified and<br />

converted into candidate restriction maps in <strong>the</strong> image processing step. Statistical analysis<br />

is concerned largely with calculations post image processing, although it does inform <strong>the</strong><br />

previous steps as well.<br />

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