3, Ch. 20). The genetic basis and evolutionary causes of quantitative variation are now receiving renewed attention, both within evolutionary biology, and in applications to human genetics and ...

Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

A new study from the NIH’s All of Us program is shaking up long-held assumptions by revealing that genetic ancestry rarely ...

For genetic analysis, we view the expression level of a gene as a quantitative or 'complex' trait, analogous to an individual's height ... variation will lead to further developments in human ...

The study sheds light on factors that influence the rate and patterns of new genetic variation in humans. The results will also inform future studies in population and medical genetics in which ...

Geisinger Health System The Geisinger research team investigated the influence of sex-related genetic factors on human height by studying individuals with an atypical number of X or Y chromosomes ...

June 26, 2025, is the 25th anniversary of the White House announcement of the first sequencing of the human genome, and July 28, 2025, marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of the first ...

Researchers suggest an approach that could aid the design of next-generation multitarget strategies for treating complex ...

Researchers studied data from a million people and found evidence that a height gene shared by both ... It’s not a genetic inevitability — there are many species in the tree of life where ...

Genetic ancestry is much more complicated than how people report their race and ethnicity. New research, using data from the ...