Signs of selective pressure on genetic variants affecting human height.

Many decades of scientific investigation have proved the role of selective pressure in Homo Sapiens at least at the level of individual genes or loci. Nevertheless, there are examples of polygenic traits that are bound to be under selection, but studies devoted to apply population genetics methods t...

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Main Authors: Roberto Amato, Gennaro Miele, Antonella Monticelli, Sergio Cocozza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3212575?pdf=render