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genome-wide association study

JEE-nohm WYD ah-soh-see-AY-shun STUD-ee

ˈdʒiːnoʊm waɪd əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən ˈstʌdi

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genomewideassociationstudy

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large-scale genomic analysis that scans the entire genome across many individuals to identify genetic variants statistically associated with a particular trait or disease; has revolutionized behavioral genetics by revealing that most complex traits are influenced by thousands of variants each with very small individual effects

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