"Genetic Variation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Genotypic differences observed among individuals in a population.
| Descriptor ID |
D014644
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.365
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| Concept/Terms |
Genetic Variation- Genetic Variation
- Genetic Variations
- Variations, Genetic
- Variation, Genetic
- Diversity, Genetic
- Diversities, Genetic
- Genetic Diversities
- Genetic Diversity
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Genetic Variation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Genetic Variation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 1997 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1998 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2001 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 2002 | 25 | 14 | 39 |
| 2003 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 2004 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 2005 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 2006 | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| 2007 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 2008 | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| 2009 | 22 | 23 | 45 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | 46 |
| 2011 | 31 | 31 | 62 |
| 2012 | 24 | 32 | 56 |
| 2013 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 2014 | 31 | 30 | 61 |
| 2015 | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| 2016 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 2017 | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| 2018 | 23 | 29 | 52 |
| 2019 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| 2020 | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| 2021 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| 2022 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Variation" by people in Profiles.
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Pathogenic Variants, Family History, and Cumulative Risk of Breast Cancer in US Women. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Dec 01; 11(12):1458-1469.
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The genetic architecture and spatiotemporal dynamics of adaptation across human-modified landscapes. New Phytol. 2026 Jan; 249(2):744-750.
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The evolution of separate sexes in waterhemp is associated with surprising chromosomal diversity and complexity. PLoS Biol. 2025 Jun; 23(6):e3003254.
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Study design and the sampling of deleterious rare variants in biobank-scale datasets. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jun 10; 122(23):e2425196122.
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High Genetic Diversity of Histoplasma in the Amazon Basin, 2006-2017. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Jun; 31(6):1169-1177.
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The distribution of highly deleterious variants across human ancestry groups. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 May 27; 122(21):e2503857122.
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Rare variants and survival of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: analysis of a multicentre, observational cohort study with independent validation. Lancet Respir Med. 2025 Jun; 13(6):495-504.
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Characterizing selection on complex traits through conditional frequency spectra. Genetics. 2025 Apr 17; 229(4).
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Demographic History, Genetic Load, and the Efficacy of Selection in the Globally Invasive Mosquito Aedes aegypti. Genome Biol Evol. 2025 Apr 03; 17(4).
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Small variant benchmark from a complete assembly of X and Y chromosomes. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 08; 16(1):497.