Answers.Body: <p>Assuming this is a diploid genome, this looks like it could be a heterozygous variant (i.e. A is present on one chromosome, and G is present on the other chromosome).</p>
  
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  Hi all, I am checking if a gene which around 50k base pairs has mutation. So is that a variant from A to G? Would you please tell me how to do so? Thank you so much!</p>
  <p>The reference sequence from GRCh38, sequenced using Illumina technology.</p>
  
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Title: Check mutation of a gene
ThreadText: # Check mutation of a gene
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-06-22)
  
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  Hi all, I am checking if a gene which around 50k base pairs has mutation. So is that a variant from A to G? Would you please tell me how to do so? Thank you so much!
  
  The reference sequence from GRCh38, sequenced using Illumina technology.
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2023-06-22. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Assuming this is a diploid genome, this looks like it could be a heterozygous variant (i.e. A is present on one chromosome, and G is present on the other chromosome).
  
  
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