Ancestry-informative marker (AIM)
A SNP with an allele-frequency difference (FST) above 0.4 or 0.5 between continental population groups. A panel of 100-200 AIMs provides probabilistic continental ancestry assignment for an unknown contributor.
A SNP with an allele-frequency difference (FST) above 0.4 or 0.5 between continental population groups. A panel of 100-200 AIMs provides probabilistic continental ancestry assignment for an unknown contributor.
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