There is some issues with this comment. First of all, Alzheimer's is present in all races
I didn't say it wasn't present in all races, I said Europeans SNPs are frequently used in Alzheimer’s research because scientist know we share the majority of are SNPs. That's why they use European SNPs.
Some SNPs are shared across populations. However, most of them are not shared.
Incorrect, the majority of SNPs are shared between different genetic populations, with only a small fraction being unique to a specific genetic population.
A study that scientists even approve of examined 2.8 million SNPs from the HapMap dataset and found that allele frequencies can vary significantly due to natural selection and genetic drift, but the majority SNPs themselves are largely shared across populations of African, Asian, and European descent
Even the one that's In the study about allele frequency difference relating to IQ that I linked used the 1000 Genomes Project, which sequenced genomes from multiple populations worldwide. It showed the majority of common SNPs identified are present across all sampled populations, including African, European, East Asian, South Asian, and admixed American groups.
With 13 HapMap studies and the 1000 Genomes showing that humans show over 70% of SNPs, which Is a conservative estimate for the studies.
- HapMap: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- 100 Genomes (Internationalgenome)
Like you can just go to the bmc genomics bio medcentral just to find out different genetic populations share over 80% of SNPS.
And European genetic datasets are not used because they are accurate they are used out of convenience. The vast Majority of people who offer their DNA for research are Europeans.
Fair enough on them not being used because they are accurate, but how does that prove it’s about convenience? If the majority of genetic studies are conducted within European populations, it makes sense that European samples dominate the research. The fact that most SNPs are European doesn’t negate the fact that we share a majority of SNPs across all populations which is common knowledge In science. But why are we even arguing this
when the study clearly shows that Europeans make up only about 20% of the sample, not a vast majority?
With that said, the study you cited has not been peer reviewed and comes from private organization which is attempting to push an agenda. If a study isn't peer reviewed, we cannot confirm wether it's true or false. In this case the author has been discredited by the scientific community for manipulating existing data for propaganda purposes.
I get the criticism of the study, but First the study is peer reviewed. It was up even put on well established, peer reviewed academic journal focused on psychometrics and cognitive science, published by Elsevier.
Second, the
"muh, muh private organization " part, but you haven’t named one, and the methodology uses public 1000 Genomes data, not from a website on some jewish deception level shit. If there’s an agenda, just show me.
Third, about Piffer being discredited, criticism isn’t the same as debunking his data which comes from 1000 Genomes Project, a globally respected, public dataset used by thousands of researchers. No one’s manipulating the study, The methodology controls for population structure with Fst and even tests against random SNPs to rule out noise. No manipulation there
Also, this will be my last message before ending our little fun debate, because as I stated before.
This is like talking to a brick wall, we’re just going in circles and ending up right where we started.
Does not matter what we say or do, even with undeniable evidence that IQ is linked to genetics, statistics, logical explanations, and precise reasoning, it won’t change his mind. Waste of time, at best mental masturbation.
It's a waste of time and at best mental masturbation. I could be grinding in Warthunder trying to get the M1-Abrams instead of having a debate that will go nowhere. We'll probably agree to disagree If it continues until another study like this is replicated and it finds the exact same results.
So, Sincerely @Logic55, May the Gods watch over you, Goodbye ☨.