Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research
Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, Committee on the Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry as Population Descriptors in Genomics ResearchGenetic and genomic information has become far more accessible, and research using human genetic data has grown exponentially over the past decade. Genetics and genomics research is now being conducted by a wide range of investigators across disciplines, who often use population descriptors inconsistently and/or inappropriately to capture the complex patterns of continuous human genetic variation.
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Genetic and genomic information has become far more accessible, and research using human genetic data has grown exponentially over the past decade. Genetics and genomics research is now being conducted by a wide range of investigators across disciplines, who often use population descriptors inconsistently and/or inappropriately to capture the complex patterns of continuous human genetic variation.
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