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cross-trait assortative mating: a standalone construct

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Statistical genetics

partner similarity across different traits, which can inflate estimates of genetic correlation between those traits.

In statistical genetics, cross-trait assortative mating refers to partner similarity across different traits, which can inflate estimates of genetic correlation between those traits. This meaning comes from Border (2022) in Science.[1]

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References

Border, R., Athanasiadis, G., Buil, A., Schork, A. J., Cai, N., Young, A. I., Werge, T., Flint, J., Kendler, K. S., Sankararaman, S., Dahl, A. W., & Zaitlen, N. A. (2022). Cross-trait assortative mating is widespread and inflates genetic correlation estimates. Science, 378(6621), 754-761. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo2059

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