1.0Department of Genetics/geneticsBetsy Clarke/genetics/author/bclarke/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0UUeCbIuzM"><a href="/genetics/directory/joseph-muenzer-md-phd/">Joseph Muenzer, MD, PhD</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/genetics/directory/joseph-muenzer-md-phd/embed/#?secret=0UUeCbIuzM" width="600" height="338" title="“Joseph Muenzer, MD, PhD” — Department of Genetics" data-secret="0UUeCbIuzM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> /genetics/wp-content/uploads/sites/481/2017/10/joseph-muenzer-188x235-lt.jpg188235Research Interests Key words: genetic architecture of complex traits, obesity and body weight regulation, polygenic mouse models Most traits displaying continuous variation are exceptionally complex, with varying contributions of genetic susceptibility and interacting environmental factors. Genetic predisposition to a phenotypic range for complex traits such as body weight and body fat results from combinations of … Read more