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Phenotypes from ancient DNA: approaches, insights and prospects.
BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology - 1 Aug 2013
Fortes Gloria G, Speller Camilla F, Hofreiter Michael, King Turi E
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The great majority of phenotypic characteristics are complex traits, complicating the identification of the genes underlying their expression. However, both methodological and theoretical progress in genome-wide association studies have resulted in a much better understanding of the underlying genetics of many phenotypic traits, including externally visible characteristics (EVCs) such as eye and hair color....
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