GeneticsExplained @GeneticsExplain

Everything genetics. Making genetics understandable for scientists, journalists and anyone interested in genetics. Tweeting facts and newsworthy items Joined August 2020

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GeneticsExplained @GeneticsExplain

5 years ago

"If the influence of the environment increases, heritability decreases." What does this statement actually mean? Let's take this apart step-by-step: 1/8

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GeneticsExplained @GeneticsExplain

5 years ago

Does a high heritability estimate indicate that your score on that trait is fixed? Or: will you be doomed to be tall if height is highly heritable and you have all the gene variants for 'tallness') The answer is NO. 1/3

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GeneticsExplained @GeneticsExplain

5 years ago

The history of eugenics nicely covered in a twitter thread:

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Paul Thompson @PTenigma

5 years ago

Wonderful visualization of POLYGENIC RISK polygenicscores.org/explained/ - will use this in my neuroscience graduate class on neurogenetics next week!

Renée Pelletier @rpelletier_GC

5 years ago

Wonderful visualization of POLYGENIC RISK polygenicscores.org/explained/ - will use this in my neuroscience graduate class on neurogenetics next week! https://t.co/exoec1mpWt