Population migration and the variation of dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) allele frequencies around the globe

Evolution and Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. 20(5) • Elsevier • • Published In • Pages: 309-324 •
By Chen, Chuansheng, Burton, Michael L., Greenberger, Ellen, Dmitrieva, Julia

Hypothesis

Population level variation in DRD4 alleles is attributable to general bottleneck effects that also acted on non-DRD4 genes (317).

Note

In a sample of 128 other alleles, none of the non-DRD4 alleles showed a consistent pattern of relation with migration.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Migration Distance from OriginAssociationLocation
Distribution of non-DRD4 AllelesAssociationGenetics