Missing heritability may be hiding in repeats
Melissa Gymrek, Alon Goren
Abstract
Unexplored variable number tandem repeats make a large contribution to complex traits.
Topics & Concepts
Tandem repeatHeritabilityVariable number tandem repeatBiologyEvolutionary biologyGeneticsVariable (mathematics)Missing heritability problemComputational biologyMathematicsGeneGenomeGenotypeGenetic variantsMathematical analysisGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic diversity and population structure