Forces shaping the fastest evolving regions in the human genome.
Comparative genomics allow us to search the human genome for segments that were extensively changed in the last approximately 5 million years since divergence from our common ancestor with chimpanzee, but are highly conserved in other species and thus are likely to be functional. We found 202 genomi...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.0020168 |