Title

International Collaboration and New Technology Reveal Rare Genes that Determine Height

Author

Nicolle Dauphinee, Southern Maine Community College

Date

Spring 2017

Document Type

Poster Session

Department

Biological Sciences

Advisor

Daniel Moore

Abstract

Height is a phenotype, an observable trait of the genes that we inherit from our parents. It's a polygenic trait, meaning it is controlled by 2 or more genes. Because it is so easy to measure, it is an ideal characteristic to help us understand other polygenic traits. So far, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 700 common variants that determine a person's height. New discoveries have been made by the international group called Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT), revealing 83 genetic mutations that have additional effects on a person's height.¹

Comments

(1) Marouli, Eirini, et al. "Rare and Low-Frequency Coding Variants Alter Human Adult Height." Nature, vol. 542, no. 7640, 09 Feb. 2017, pp. 186-190. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1038/nature21039.

Start Date

April 2017

Recommended Citation

Dauphinee, Nicolle, "International Collaboration and New Technology Reveal Rare Genes that Determine Height" (2017). Thinking Matters Symposium Archive. 124.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/thinking_matters/124