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Average Human Genome Carries Millions of Variants, New Research Shows

Oct 22, 2026 - 19:30
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Average Human Genome Carries Millions of Variants, New Research Shows
The average human genome contains 4.3-5.3 million variants, of which 1.5% are rare. Image credit: Wright et al., doi: 10.1186/s13073-026-01792-x.

Researchers have produced the most comprehensive portrait to date of the ‘average’ human genome, drawn from the whole-genome sequences of nearly 900,000 adults in two large research biobanks: UK Biobank and the US-based All of Us program.

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