A central question in genetic mapping is to relate genotypes at multiple genetic markers to phenotypes, i.e., relate DNA variation to biological and clinical outcomes. A genetic marker is simply a genomic region, i.e., a segment of DNA, that varies among individuals. Genetic markers provide convenient landmarks on chromosomes and form the basis of genetic maps against which new genes are mapped.
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(2008). Genetic Mapping of Complex Human Traits Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms: The ObeLinks Project. In: Multiple Testing Procedures with Applications to Genomics. Springer Series in Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49317-6_12
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