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Our commission is to discuss the nature and meaning of variation and yet to avoid overlap with the comments of our distinguished colleagues. As theorists, we shall take a somewhat abstract approach; and as physicians we shall try to extend it to include the level of human subtlety.
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Murphy, E.A., Berger, K.R. (1988). Sources and Significance of Variation as Measured in Human Populations. In: Woodhead, A.D., Bender, M.A., Leonard, R.C. (eds) Phenotypic Variation in Populations. Basic Life Sciences, vol 43. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5460-4_4
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