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Population descriptors and behavioural genetic research

Nature Human Behaviour volume 8, pages 194–196 (2024)Cite this article

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The use of typological conceptions of race in science is not based in evidence. A recent report from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, USA clarifies how human populations should be described in genetics and genomics research. It makes twelve recommendations that are highly relevant to behavioural genetics.

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Graves, J. Population descriptors and behavioural genetic research. Nat Hum Behav 8, 194–196 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01772-w

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