Medical researchers have noticed that some diseases differ by SIRE (self-identified race/ethnicity) groups which differ by genomic (racial) ancestry. Hence, when genomic measures became available (last 15 years or so), they measured peoples relative proportions of ancestry in mixed populations to see if the diseases would be predictable by ancestry. They were. This establishes with high certainty that the group difference is genetic. Of course, this could be used on other traits such as cognitive ability, personality and socioeconomic outcomes (and it has for the latter,
Admixture mapping assisted GWAS
Admixture mapping assisted GWAS
Admixture mapping assisted GWAS
Medical researchers have noticed that some diseases differ by SIRE (self-identified race/ethnicity) groups which differ by genomic (racial) ancestry. Hence, when genomic measures became available (last 15 years or so), they measured peoples relative proportions of ancestry in mixed populations to see if the diseases would be predictable by ancestry. They were. This establishes with high certainty that the group difference is genetic. Of course, this could be used on other traits such as cognitive ability, personality and socioeconomic outcomes (and it has for the latter,