Using extended genealogy to estimate components of heritability for 23 quantitative and dichotomous traits.
Important knowledge about the determinants of complex human phenotypes can be obtained from the estimation of heritability, the fraction of phenotypic variation in a population that is determined by genetic factors. Here, we make use of extensive phenotype data in Iceland, long-range phased genotype...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-05-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3667752?pdf=render |