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Getting genetic ancestry right for science and society

Anna Lewis, Santiago J. Molina, Paul S. Appelbaum, Bege Dauda, Anna Di Rienzo, Agustín Fuentes, Stephanie M. Fullerton, Nanibaa’ A. Garrison, Nayanika Ghosh, Evelynn M. Hammonds,

Science · 2022 · 221 citations · 13 references

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We must embrace a multidimensional, continuous view of ancestry and move away from continental ancestry categories.

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