A Primer on Genetic Variation Variety Lawrence Brody - NHGRI
Human Genetic Variation What is it? Where did it come from? How is it scored? What use is it?
D. Arbus, 1967
Annie Leibovitz
GATACAATGCATCATATGTA TCAGATGCAATATATCATTG TATCATGTATCATGTATCAT GTATCATGTATCATGTATCA TGTCTCCAGATGCTATGGAT CTTATGTATCATGTATCATGT ATCATGTATGATGTATC
DNA Self Replicating Molecule
Fidelity of DNA replication is nearly perfect Luckily for us, mistakes have been made
Mistakes in DNA The good, the bad and the indifferent
Time (generations) Frequency 100% 0 Fate of New Mutations
Genetic Variation SNP Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Duplications / Deletions
Why SNPs? Numerous Stable Easy to score In genes (sometimes)
GATACAATGCATCATA GATGCAATGTATCATA GATGCTATGCATCATA
Human SNPs 2 chromosomes differ ~1/1,000 bases more chromosomes more sites potential for 30 million variable sites
GATACAATGCATCATA GATGCAATGTATCATA Haplotype
Human Population History relatively young, ~ 100,000 years small populations isolated for long periods of time –estimated “effective breeding pool” - 10,000 individuals explosive expansion coincident with the spread of agriculture
Time (generations) Allele Frequency 1 0 4N e humans = 40,000 generations ~ 1 million years Fate of New Mutations
© 1999 Kenneth K Kidd, Yale University
Human Genetic Variation What is it? Where did it come from? How is it scored?
SNP Genotyping Tools 330, ,000 SNPs per array Affymetrix Illumina Courtesy, S. Gabriel
SNP Chip Image
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When is a variant a polymorphism? Classical definition Two of more alleles Least frequent > 0.01 Functional consequences not relevant Popular definition Mutation = bad! Polymorphism = neutral Frequency not relevant
100,000 years ago Cradle Lands