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A population-genetic perspective on the similarities and differences among worldwide human populations

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Rosenberg, Noah A.·2011·Human Biology
DOI 10.3378/027.083.0601PMC PMC3531797
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Recent studies have produced a variety of advances in the investigation of genetic similarities and differences among human populations. Here, I pose a series of questions about human population-genetic similarities and differences, and I then answer these questions by numerical computation with a single shared population-genetic data set. The collection of answers obtained provides an introductory perspective for understanding key results on the features of worldwide human genetic variation.

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Authors
Rosenberg, N. A.
Affiliations
Stanford University (US)
Corresponding author
Rosenberg, Noah A.
ORCID
Rosenberg, Noah A.
Venue
Human Biology
Publisher
Human Biology (The International Journal of Population Biology and Genetics)
Published
2011-12
Volume
83
Issue
6
Pages
659-684
ISSN
  • 0018-7143 (ISSN-L)
  • 1534-6617
DOI
10.3378/027.083.0601
PMC
PMC3531797
OpenAlex
W2134841776
Cited by
100
References
1
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FWCI
0.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
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Funders
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM081441)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Keywords
human genetic variation, population structure, population genetics
MeSH terms
Alleles, Chromosome Mapping, Gene Frequency, Geography, Humans, Genetic Variation, Global Health, Cluster Analysis, Microsatellite Repeats, Genome-Wide Association Study, Phylogeography

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