<P> In genetics , a genome - wide association study ( GWA study , or GWAS ) , also known as whole genome association study ( WGA study , or WGAS ) , is an observational study of a genome - wide set of genetic variants in different individuals to see if any variant is associated with a trait . GWASs typically focus on associations between single - nucleotide polymorphisms ( SNPs ) and traits like major human diseases , but can equally be applied to any other organism . </P>
<P> In genetics , a genome - wide association study ( GWA study , or GWAS ) , also known as whole genome association study ( WGA study , or WGAS ) , is an observational study of a genome - wide set of genetic variants in different individuals to see if any variant is associated with a trait . GWASs typically focus on associations between single - nucleotide polymorphisms ( SNPs ) and traits like major human diseases , but can equally be applied to any other organism . </P>
in large scale genome-wide association studies in humans we look for
in large scale genome-wide association studies in humans we look for
a genome - wide set of genetic variants in different individuals to see if any variant is associated with a trait associations between single - nucleotide polymorphisms ( SNPs ) and traits like major human diseases
a genome - wide set of genetic variants in different individuals to see if any variant is associated with a trait associations between single - nucleotide polymorphisms ( SNPs ) and traits like major human diseases