What is population genomics?
Population genomics is the study of the role of genetic factors in populations, their influence on health and disease and their evolution and adaptation. These factors include environmental conditions, diet, stress, social habits and migration patterns. Thus, the size of a population or the geographical migrations that it has undergone, as well as the environment to which it is exposed, might explain the presence of certain genetic characteristics and their manifestations. In human population genomics, the focus of study is not the individual but rather the entire group of people to which he/she belongs. A research project in population genomics might examine the presence or absence of certain genes in a sub population (for example, a gene related to the development of familial hypercholesterolemia). Such a study could also observe both the frequency of physiological characteristics (such as blood pressure) and of diseases (such as cardiac illnesses) within the given sub population.
Population genomics is the study of the role of genetic factors in populations, their influence on health and disease and their evolution and adaptation. These factors include environmental conditions, diet, stress, social habits and migration patterns. Thus, the size of a population or the geographical migrations that it has undergone, as well as the environment to which it is exposed, might explain the presence of certain genetic characteristics and their manifestations. In human population genomics, the focus of study is not the individual but rather the entire group of people to which he/she belongs. A research project in population genomics might examine the presence or absence of certain genes in a sub population (for example, a gene related to the development of familial hypercholesterolemia). Such a study could also observe both the frequency of physiological characteristics (such as blood pressure) and of diseases (such as cardiac illnesses) within the given sub population. It
