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human qtls  

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  • Human quantitative trait loci (QTL) are pieces of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) closely linked to genes that underlie a particular phenotypic trait. Many important human traits (such as blood pressure and body mass index) are of a quantitative nature. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Human QTLs]

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