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The importance of including ethnically diverse populations in studies of quantitative trait evolution.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2020
McQuillan Michael A, Zhang Chao, Tishkoff Sarah A, Platt Alexander
Abstract excerpt
For many traits, human variation is less a matter of categorical differences than quantitative variation, such as height, where individuals fall along a continuum from short to tall. Most recent studies utilize large population-based samples with whole-genome sequences to study the evolution of these traits and have made significant progress implementing a broad spectrum of techniques. However, relatively few...
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