English: This graph demonstrates the errors that can be missed when using OTUs. The red dots above the curved line show the data points that are errors, these errors in the data set will still be included in the OTU since OTUs have a 3% error associated.
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Visually illustrates the errors associated with OTUs. The red dots indicated the errors the 3% dissimilarity can lead to since OTUs fail to remove those errors.