Genetic variation among human races can be observed in almost any trait, from the physical and biochemical, to disease resistance. What role do single nucleotide polymorphisms play in this?

Genetics could soon reveal our facial features without needing a photograph. Chinese researchers have developed an AI capable ...

Point mutations are often thought of as the raw material of evolution; these small changes include the substitution of one nucleotide with another (often referred to as a single-nucleotide ...

The International SNP Map Working Group has compiled a map of 1.4 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms. What fraction of all human sequence variation is captured in this collection, and what ...