The first draft of a human pangenome – a collection that aims to eventually represent as many as possible of the DNA sequences found across humans – has been published.
The expanded genetic reference, created by a research team that includes Yale scientists, will inform medical advances that benefit all ancestry groups.
A sequence for the human genome was first published in 2001, but this original reference doesn't reflect the full genetic diversity of humanity - something a new "pangenome" attempts to solve
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