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Complex phenotypes are traits which are influenced by many factors, and not just a single gene, as for classical Mendelian traits. The brain, and its resultant behaviour, gives us a large subset of complex phenotypes to examine. Variation in these traits is affected by a range o…

Alcohol use disorder and alcohol related phenotypes are genetically influenced, complex traits. Complex traits have proved challenging for connecting genotype to phenotype because they arise from a number of genetic factors capable of interacting with each other and the environm…