Dotted interval graphs and high throughput genotyping

Yonatan Aumann, Moshe Lewenstein, Oren Melamud, Ron Y. Pinter, Zohar Yakhini

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Abstract

We introduce a generalization of interval graphs, which we call dotted interval graphs (DIG). A dotted interval graph is an intersection graph of arithmetic progressions (=dotted intervals). Coloring of dotted intervals graphs naturally arises in the context of high throughput genotyping. We study the properties of dotted interval graphs, with a focus on coloring. We show that any graph is a DIG but that DIGd graphs, i.e. DIGs in which the arithmetic progressions have a jump of at most d, form a strict hierarchy. We show that coloring DIGd graphs is NP-complete even for d = 2. For any fixed d, we provide a 7/8d approximation for the coloring of DIGd graphs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages339-348
Number of pages10
StatePublished - 2005
EventSixteenth Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms - Vancouver, BC, United States
Duration: 23 Jan 200525 Jan 2005

Conference

ConferenceSixteenth Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVancouver, BC
Period23/01/0525/01/05

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