High-throughput DNA sequencing technologies are providing an ever-expanding wealth of genome sequence data, including detailed information on human genetic variation. However, such data typically lack haplotype information (that is, thecis-connectivity of variants along individual chromosomes). This Review describes diverse recent experimental methods by which genetic variants can be resolved into haplotypes, accompanying computational methods and important applications of these methods in genomics and biomedical science.
- Matthew W. Snyder
- Andrew Adey
- Jay Shendure