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Analysis of genetic dominance in the UK Biobank.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 31 Mar 2023
Palmer Duncan S, Zhou Wei, Abbott Liam, Wigdor Emilie M, Baya Nikolas, Churchhouse Claire, Seed Cotton, Poterba Tim, King Daniel, Kanai Masahiro, Bloemendal Alex, Neale Benjamin M
Abstract excerpt
Classical statistical genetics theory defines dominance as any deviation from a purely additive, or dosage, effect of a genotype on a trait, which is known as the dominance deviation. Dominance is well documented in plant and animal breeding. Outside of rare monogenic traits, however, evidence in humans is limited. We systematically examined common genetic variation across 1060 traits in a large population cohort...
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