"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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| 1995 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 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 | 13 | 38 |
| 2003 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 2004 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 2005 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 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 | 17 | 39 |
| 2014 | 31 | 30 | 61 |
| 2015 | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| 2016 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 2017 | 21 | 25 | 46 |
| 2018 | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| 2019 | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| 2020 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 2021 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| 2022 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Variation" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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Increasing Aridity May Threaten the Maintenance of a Plant Defence Polymorphism. Ecol Lett. 2025 Jan; 28(1):e70039.
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Ecological and anthropogenic effects on the genomic diversity of lemurs in Madagascar. Nat Ecol Evol. 2025 Jan; 9(1):42-56.
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Population Genomic Scans for Natural Selection and Demography. Annu Rev Genet. 2024 Nov; 58(1):319-339.
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Classification of variants of reduced penetrance in high-penetrance cancer susceptibility genes: Framework for genetics clinicians and clinical scientists by CanVIG-UK (Cancer Variant Interpretation Group-UK). Genet Med. 2025 Feb; 27(2):101305.
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Rare variant contribution to the heritability of coronary artery disease. Nat Commun. 2024 Oct 09; 15(1):8741.
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Genetic variations in Interferon-Induced with Helicase C Domain 1: Impact on COVID-19 risk and severity in the Moroccan population. Hum Immunol. 2024 Nov; 85(6):111149.