rs4630083

A SNP on chromosome 1. Its most notable genotype is A;A: Musical Aptitude

Gene
None listed
Location
Chr 173,709,607 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
1.0Minor
Tested on
23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. A;AMost notableNot ratedMusical AptitudeMinor · 1.09% of people
  2. A;GNot ratedMusical aptitudeMinor · 1.038% of people
  3. G;GNot ratedNormalTypical · 0.053% of people

On SNPedia: (A;A), (A;G), (G;G). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 11 HapMap populations.

  • AverageA;A 9% A;G 38% G;G 53%
  • European ancestry (Utah)A;A 20% A;G 39% G;G 42%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 2% A;G 27% G;G 72%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 4% A;G 36% G;G 59%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 12% A;G 42% G;G 47%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 11% A;G 42% G;G 47%
  • Chinese (Denver)A;A 4% A;G 17% G;G 79%
  • Gujarati IndianA;A 6% A;G 36% G;G 58%
  • Luhya (Kenya)A;A 7% A;G 34% G;G 59%
  • Mexican ancestry (Los Angeles)A;A 7% A;G 50% G;G 43%
  • Maasai (Kenya)A;A 13% A;G 49% G;G 38%
  • TuscanA;A 18% A;G 45% G;G 37%

Notes

From SNPedia

Show notes, about 250 words

Strongest association for ability to discriminate sound patterns found in study of 767 Finnish individuals belonging in 76 families , involved in musical aptitude. Posterior probability of LD 70% to trait Karma Music Test KMT. The A allele indicates musical aptitude. Long non-coding RNA not linked to any known gene, that may have expression in human brain. Near LRRIQ3 Leucine-rich repeats and IQ motif containing 3. ===Publications===

A;A

Strongest association for ability to discriminate sound patterns found in study of 767 Finnish individuals belonging in 76 families, involved in musical aptitude. PPLD 70% to trait Karma Music Test KMT. Long non-coding RNA not linked to any known gene, that may have expression in human brain. Near LRRIQ3 Leucine-rich repeats and IQ motif containing 3.

A;G

Strongest association for ability to discriminate sound patterns found in study of 767 Finnish individuals belonging in 76 families, involved in musical aptitude. PPLD 70% to trait Karma Music Test KMT. Long non-coding RNA not linked to any known gene, that may have expression in human brain. Near LRRIQ3 Leucine-rich repeats and IQ motif containing 3.

G;G

Strongest association for ability to discriminate sound patterns found in study of 767 Finnish individuals belonging in 76 families, involved in musical aptitude. PPLD 70% to trait Karma Music Test KMT. Long non-coding RNA not linked to any known gene, that may have expression in human brain. Near LRRIQ3 Leucine-rich repeats and IQ motif containing 3.

Source and license

Adapted from rs4630083 on SNPedia, using a snapshot taken October 16, 2026. SNPedia content is shared under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US, and this page is shared under the same license.

SNPedia is a community-edited wiki. Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice. Magnitude is a community rating of how interesting a genotype is, not a risk score.