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TraitQC-gated reference context

Nearby Reference Groups

Nearby Reference Groups is a genetic trait Biome reports in its ancestry reference context panel: The other reference clusters your genotype sits close to, beyond the single closest match.

Category
Ancestry reference context
Markers
1000 Genomes PCA marker panel
Strength of evidence
QC-gated reference context
DNA-test coverage
If covered

How Biome reads this

Biome's at-home DNA test reads this directly from one saliva sample, alongside 650,000+ other markers.

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