Whole Genome Association Study

**Semantic type:** Research Activity

**Definition:** A study that looks at the genetic variations found in individuals to determine if either a variant or a set of variants is associated with a trait, biological process or disease.

**Synonyms:** - GWA Study - GWAS - Genome-Wide Association Analysis - Genome-Wide Association Study - WGA study - WGAS - genome-wide association study - whole genome association study