Wes @weskerfoot·Sep 1Replying to @CathrynTownsend and @rasmansaI'm pretty sure that by definition a difference between populations cannot be heritable4
Chrisi the Blasphemous Chimera@chrisiousity·Sep 1Replying to @weskerfoot @CathrynTownsend and @rasmansaHeritability doesn't necessarily mean what you think it does in these conversations. I am not the one to try to explain that, but I have had it painstakingly explained to me until I went "oh".11
Wes @weskerfoot·Sep 1Replying to @chrisiousity @CathrynTownsend and @rasmansaThat's my point. It only makes sense to calculate it from a single population11
Chrisi the Blasphemous Chimera@chrisiousity·Sep 1Replying to @weskerfoot @CathrynTownsend and @rasmansaI wasn't disagreeing with you, sorry if it seemed that way.12
Wes @weskerfootReplying to @chrisiousity @CathrynTownsend and @rasmansano worries! I found this article to be a great explanation for anyone else reading this https://pzacad.pitzer.edu/~dmoore/publications/2016_moore--shenk_the-herit.pdf…2:22 AM · Sep 1, 2022·Twitter Web App2 Likes
wombot@colourmeamused_·Sep 30Replying to @weskerfoot @chrisiousity and 2 othersthank you, sounds like exactly what I need to wean myself off covid science1