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Genetic Link between Brain and Face Shape Discovered | Genetics – Sci-News.com

In a genome-wide association study involving 19,644 individuals of European ancestry, an international team of researchers identified 472 genomic regions, or loci,…

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In a genome-wide association study involving 19,644 individuals of European ancestry, an international team of researchers identified 472 genomic regions, or loci, that influence brain shape, of which 76 are also linked to face shape; these loci dont influence cognitive ability, further debunking beliefs that intelligence can be assessed by facial features.
Naqvi et al. recently developed a data-driven approach to phenotyping complex, multidimensional traits; this multivariate approach, when applied…

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