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The Phase I HapMap
Phase I of the HapMap Project set as a
goal genotyping at least one common
SNP every 5 kb across the genome in
each of 269 DNA samples.
For the sake of practicality, and motivated
by the allele frequency distribution of
variants in the human genome, a minor
allele frequency (MAF) of 0.05 or greater
was targeted for study.
Minor Allele Frequency (MAF) : The frequency at which the less abundant
(or minor) allele of a SNP is present in a population. The MAF for a SNP to
be considered common is usually above 1%.