Getting genetic ancestry right for science and society
Anna Lewis, Santiago J. Molina, Paul S. Appelbaum, Bege Dauda, Anna Di Rienzo, Agustín Fuentes, Stephanie M. Fullerton, Nanibaa’ A. Garrison, Nayanika Ghosh, Evelynn M. Hammonds, David S. Jones, Eimear E. Kenny, Peter Kraft, Sandra Soo‐Jin Lee, Madelyn Mauro, John Novembre, Aaron Panofsky, Mashaal Sohail, Benjamin M. Neale, Danielle S. Allen
Abstract
We must embrace a multidimensional, continuous view of ancestry and move away from continental ancestry categories.
Topics & Concepts
Genetic genealogyGenealogyEnvironmental ethicsEvolutionary biologyEpistemologyBiologySociologyHistoryDemographyPhilosophyPopulationRace, Genetics, and SocietyForensic and Genetic ResearchZoonotic diseases and public health