人类基因组拷贝数变异缺失在数量上也有很大的不同,有些人的缺失数甚至能达到几百万。
There is a wide variation in the amount of these CNV deletions which people have in their genome, with some people having several million.
研究人员发现,在个子比较矮的人身上,会出现低发生率拷贝数变异过剩——部分基因组缺失。
And the researchers found an excess of low frequency CNV deletions - where part of the genome is missing - in shorter people.
研究结果表明至少有10%—20%的基因活性方面的遗传变异归功于变异基因拷贝数方面的因素。
The results show that at least 10-20% of heritable variation in gene activity is due to CNVs.
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