The phrase "a proxy for genomic" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing a substitute or stand-in for genomic data or information.
Example: "In this study, we used gene expression levels as a proxy for genomic variations in the population."
Alternatives: "a substitute for genomic" or "a stand-in for genomic".
Although the use of GC3 as a proxy for genomic GC-content has been controversial [ 34], it is known that GC3 generally reflects the local GC-content of the introns and flanking regions of a gene [ 21, 35- 37].
In the near future, when increasing numbers of studies generate higher resolution data in conjunction with allele-specific information, such as produced by SNP arrays or Illumina bead arrays, it may become possible also to elucidate some effects of genetic backgrounds or genotypes on CGH as a proxy for genomic instability.
Polymorphisms within the v1 transcripts, serving as a proxy for a genomic locus, were called using SAMtools mpileup [ 60].
However, regardless of the source, E. coli DNA could serve as a proxy for identifying genomic DNA in this sample.
Therefore, difference in DNA content is a first layer of genomic individuality of clones where differences in ploidy can be used as a proxy for genetic heterogeneity.
Following Elhaik et al. (2009), we therefore conclude that GC3 is not always a good proxy for genomic GC-content and clearly one should not rely on GC-content anderize the dynamiclearlyoneoding bashouldpositionotn A. carelynensis.
Within selected serogroups, we examined serovars (classified by O and H antigen, e.g., O157 H7) to assess comparability between food and patient isolates because the serovar is a better proxy for genomic background of the strains than is the serogroup.
However, by using a related model organism as a proxy for missing functional genomic data and applying multiple layers of subtractive filters based on comparative sequence analysis, we can pre-validate a pool of targets to facilitate their entry into drug discovery programs.
We cannot tell, however, if CpG content has a direct influence on W→S substitution rates or if CpG content serves as a proxy measure for genomic factors, we did not include in our model or if there is no cause and effect relationship between CpG content and W→S substitution rates.
In effect, we use the presence of a hot spot as a proxy for the unknown local genomic features that presumably cause hot spots.
Here, we investigate this question from a genomic perspective: how good a proxy for the ancestral chordate genome is the available amphioxus genome?
