Quantitative traits in relation to population structure: why and how are they used and what do they imply?

Abstract excerpt

I describe the basic ingredients of a population structure analysis and the rationale for using polygenic quantitative traits in such analyses. The complexity of inheritance and the population dynamics of quantitative traits, however, imply that inferences regarding population structure based on such traits must be evaluated with appropriate cautions. Although many studies of quantitative traits in relation to...

Topics

• Anthropology, Physical
• Genetic Variation
• Genetics, Population
• Humans
• Models, Genetic
• Population Dynamics