Permit AnalyticalApproach to be a string or list of strings.

With example provided by Cyril Pernet.
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fields:
 | Field name         | Definition                                                                  | Values                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | :----------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | GeneticLevel       | MANDATORY Describes the level of analysis                                   | `Genetic`, `Genomic`, `Epigenomic`, `Transcriptomic`, `Metabolomic`, or `Proteomic`                                                                                          |
-| AnalyticalApproach | OPTIONAL Methodology used to analyse the GeneticLevel                       | Value must be taken from [gapsolr][] under /Study/Molecular Data Type, for instance `SNP Genotypes (Array)` or `Methylation (CpG)`                                           |
+| AnalyticalApproach | OPTIONAL Methodology or methodologies used to analyse the GeneticLevel      | String or list of strings. Each Value must be taken from [gapsolr][] under /Study/Molecular Data Type, for instance `SNP Genotypes (Array)` or `Methylation (CpG)`           |
 | SampleOrigin       | MANDATORY Describes from which tissue the genetic information was extracted | `blood`, `saliva`, `brain`, `csf`, `breast milk`, `bile`, `amniotic fluid`, `other biospecimen`                                                                              |
 | TissueOrigin       | OPTIONAL Describes the type of tissue analyzed for SampleOrigin `brain`     | `gray matter`, `white matter`, `csf`, `meninges`, `macrovascular` or `microvascular`                                                                                         |
 | BrainLocation      | OPTIONAL Refers to the location in space of the TissueOrigin                | `MNI coordinate` or a `label` taken from the [Allen Brain Atlas][allen] possibly `layer` to refer to layer-specific gene expression, which can also tie up with laminar fMRI |
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ fields:
 ```JSON
 {
   "GeneticLevel": "Genetic",
-  "AnalyticalApproach": "SNP Genotypes",
+  "AnalyticalApproach": ["Whole Genome Sequencing", "SNP/CNV Genotypes"],
   "SampleOrigin": "brain",
   "TissueOrigin": "gray matter",
   "CellType":  "neuron",