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. 2016 Aug 30;7(41):67612–67625. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.11701

Figure 3. Three plausible modes of biological interaction between two statistically epistatic gene products.

Figure 3

A. In the direct binding mode, two partners physically bind to each other and function together to affect disease susceptibility. B. In the linear pathway mode, two partners work sequentially. C. In the convergence mode, two partner-involving pathways converge to promote disease susceptibility.