Why structure matters

2019/03/21 by Nick Barton, Joachim Hermisson, Magnus Nordborg · 2 voices · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Genetic Associations and Epidemiology #Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals #Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

paper · pdf · doi:10.7554/elife.45380

openalex publication_date 2019/03/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Great care is needed when interpreting claims about the genetic basis of human variation based on data from genome-wide association studies.

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