Patent ID: 7467117

Claim:
A method of genetic analysis, comprising carrying out instructions on a computer system for (a) obtaining genetic data comprising n sets of first and second signal values related in a coordinate system, wherein said first and second signal values are indicative of the levels of a first and second allele, respectively, at n loci, wherein n is an integer greater than one; (b) comparing fit of said genetic data to each of a plurality of cluster models using an artificial neural network, thereby determining a best fit cluster model; (c) assigning said signal values to at least one cluster according to said best fit cluster model, wherein if said best fit cluster model contains at least one actual cluster and at least one missing cluster; (d) using a second artificial neural network to create a proposed location for said at least one missing cluster; and (e) analyzing genetic data using said cluster model, wherein said analyzing is performed for determining a genotype based on said genetic data.