Create list of variable type

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I am trying to create a list of a certain type.

I want to use the List notation but all I know is a "System.Type"

The type a have is variable. How can I create a list of a variable type?

I want something similar to this code.

public IList createListOfMyType(Type myType)
{
     return new List<myType>();
}

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