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Essays on SNPs

2 essays

Nov 12, 2014SSC

How To Use 23andMe Irresponsibly

Scott Alexander explains how to interpret 23andMe genetic data using SNPedia, listing various SNPs and their alleged effects while emphasizing the unreliability of such interpretations.

13 min read 1,998 words

Aug 23, 2013SSC

Things I Don’t Understand About Genetics (A Non-Exhaustive List)

Scott Alexander discusses his confusion about polygenic inheritance, mutational load, and the paternal age effect in genetics, seeking explanations from readers.

8 min read 1,097 words

evolutionary biology genetics heritability