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Genetic Association Studies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
The analysis of a sequence such as a region of a chromosome, a haplotype, a gene, or an allele for its involvement in controlling the phenotype of a specific trait, metabolic pathway, or disease.
The analysis of a sequence such as a region of a chromosome, a haplotype, a gene, or an allele for its involvement in controlling the phenotype of a specific trait, metabolic pathway, or disease.
The verification of association of a candidate gene with a specific trait, metabolic pathway, or disease; and which mutations of a candidate gene are associated with the disease.
Genetic variants (specific mutations or allelles of genes) and their corresponding phenotypic variations in the trait or the disease which the genes controls.