Methods for detecting genomic regions of biological significance

摘要

In one embodiment of the invention, methods are provided for identifying a genomic region under natural selection. The methods include genotyping at least 5,000 SNPs in at least two populations; determining difference of allele frequencies between the populations to identify at least one SNP with a Fst value of at least 0.3; identifying the genomic region where the at least one SNP resides as a putative genomic region under natural selection.