Functional category enrichment

N = Total # of genes (or ORFs) in the genome

s1 = # genes in the cluster

s2 = # genes found in a functional category

x = # ORFs in the intersection of these groups

(hypergeometric probability distribution)

x

s2

s1

N = 6226

(S. cerevisiae)

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