Deterministic patterns in single-cell transcriptomic data.

NPJ Syst Biol Appl

School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Published: January 2025


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We report the existence of deterministic patterns in statistical plots of single-cell transcriptomic data. We develop a theory showing that the patterns are neither artifacts introduced by the measurement process nor due to underlying biological mechanisms. Rather they naturally emerge from finite sample size effects. The theory precisely predicts the patterns in data from multiplexed error-robust fluorescence in situ hybridization and five different types of single-cell sequencing platforms.

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