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1. journals.plos.org › plosgenetics › articleWhat is ancestry? | PLOS Genetics

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   Mar 9, 2020 · Ancestry connects genetics and society in fundamental ways. For many people it has cultural, religious or even political significance, and can play a key role in shaping personal and public identities. People’s desire to discover their own ancestry drives the multibillion-dollar genealogy industry, which has grown rapidly in the era of ...

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2. www.frontiersin.org › journals › geneticsAncestry: How researchers use it and what they mean by it

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   Study design. This study employed two different methodologies to understand the use of ancestry by researchers: a systematic literature analysis and semi-structured interviews. The systematic literature analysis was performed on an original dataset composed of a sample of research articles in the population sciences.

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4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesDifferent differences: The use of ‘genetic ancestry’ versus ...

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   What does ancestry mean in the above quote? Like ‘population’, ‘ancestry’ is a loose term and has different representations, interpretations, and meanings in different contexts. Ancestry, in some cases, refers to lines of descent, or hierarchical inheritance relationships, as in genealogy trees.

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5. www.genome.gov › genetics-glossary › Genetic-AncestryGenetic Ancestry - National Human Genome Research Institute

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   Oct 12, 2024 · Definition. Genetic ancestry refers to information about the people that an individual is biologically descended from, including their genetic relationships. Genetic information can be combined with historical information to infer where an individual’s distant ancestors lived.

6. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 36755575Ancestry: How researchers use it and what they mean by it

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   Jan 23, 2023 · Abstract. Background: Ancestry is often viewed as a more objective and less objectionable population descriptor than race or ethnicity. Perhaps reflecting this, usage of the term "ancestry" is rapidly growing in genetics research, with ancestry groups referenced in many situations. The appropriate usage of population descriptors in genetics ...

7. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesGenetic Ancestry Testing What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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   Mar 3, 2020 · Genetic ancestry testing. in which genetic data are used to estimate the geographic origins of a person's recent ancestors, has grown rapidly in popularity. A recent estimate indicates that more than 26 million people worldwide have undergone genetic ancestry testing by direct-to-consumer (DTC) companies. 1 These tests provide information about an individual's ancestral roots, and they can ...

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   What does ancestry mean?

   • In wider usage, the terms ancestry and ancestors often indicate a general connection to people or things in the past. But in a genetic context they have a more specific meaning: your ancestors are the individuals from whom you are biologically descended and ancestry is information about them and their genetic relationship to you.

   What is ancestry? | PLOS Genetics

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   What is the difference between ancestry and genetics?

   • But in a genetic context they have a more specific meaning: your ancestors are the individuals from whom you are biologically descended and ancestry is information about them and their genetic relationship to you. Even here however, confusion arises from the way that ancestry is presented and discussed.

   What is ancestry? | PLOS Genetics

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   Is ancestry a population descriptor?

   • Background: Ancestry is often viewed as a more objective and less objectionable population descriptor than race or ethnicity. Perhaps reflecting this, usage of the term "ancestry" is rapidly growing in genetics research, with ancestry groups referenced in many situations.

   Ancestry: How researchers use it and what they mean by it

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   What is the difference between population and ancestry?

   • Ancestry, like 'population', is a loose term and has different representations, interpretations, and meanings in different contexts. In some cases, ancestry refers to lines of descent or hierarchical inheritance relationships, as in genealogy trees.

   Different differences: The use of ‘genetic ancestry’ versus race in

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   Why is ancestry important?

   • In a clinical setting, ancestry information can be helpful for selecting the most appropriate genetic test (eg, for rare genetic conditions), interpreting genetic test results, and assessing risk for common diseases. However, associations between ancestry and disease are indirect, and measurement of ancestry is subject to error.

   Genetic Ancestry Testing What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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   Is genetic ancestry the same as race?

   • Some audiences interpret genetic ancestry as synonymous with race. This interpretation stems in part from the practices of 'genome geography', which are present in the research designs and technologies used to construct populations.

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9. learn.genetics.utah.edu › content › evolutionCommon Ancestry: It's in our DNA - University of Utah

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   These shared genes preserve a record of an ancestor that they share with each other, but not with bacteria. Because genes change over time, the more similar the DNA of two organisms, the more recently they share a common ancestor. Observations from anatomy, fossils, and embryological development are all rooted in DNA.