Genetic Geostatistical Framework for Spatial Analysis of Fine-Scale Genetic Heterogeneity in Modern Populations: Results from the KORA Study

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(a) Regionalization of the study area in 13 Thiessen polygons; each polygon represents a LU. LU centroids were used to delimit the Thiessen polygons; (b) net of contiguous LUs; three LUs were spatially connected to the next sampled LU performing a geometrical correction of LUs’ boundaries: Schwabmünchen was connected to Bobingen, Aichach to Friedberg, and Pöttmes to Aichach; vectors show pairs of LU assigned a spatial weight equal to unity in the matrix of spatial weights; pairs of LUs not connected with vectors received a value equal to zero in this matrix.

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