Polygenicity and GWAS

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what is polygenicity?

traits influenced by many genes

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what is GWAS?

studies that scan genomes to find genetic variations linked to traits

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why are they important?

help identify genetic influence on complex behaviours

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what is pleiotropy?

one gene effects multiple traits

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why is this a problem?

hard to link genes to specific behaviours