A concerning trend in genetics is the common use of the term ‘trans-ethnic’ to describe analyses that combine or compare several ancestrally diverse populations. In this commentary, we discuss how this term is inaccurate and alienating. We propose that geneticists avoid using the term trans-ethnic entirely and that researchers across disciplines reach a new consensus about the best terms to use to describe the populations we study.

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在基因组学研究中滥用“跨种族”一词

遗传学中一个令人担忧的趋势是“跨种族”一词的普遍使用来描述结合或比较几个祖先不同的种群的分析。在这篇评论中，我们讨论了这个术语是如何不准确和疏远的。我们建议遗传学家完全避免使用跨种族一词，并且跨学科的研究人员就用于描述我们研究的人群的最佳术语达成新的共识。