Molecular evolutionary analysis of human primary microcephaly genes

Molecular evolutionary analysis of human primary microcephaly genes

Abstract Background There has been a rapid increase in the brain size relative to body size during mammalian evolutionary history. In particular, the enlarged and globular brain is the most distinctive anatomical feature of modern humans that set us apart from other extinct and extant primate specie...

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Main Authors: Nashaiman Pervaiz, Hongen Kang, Yiming Bao, Amir Ali Abbasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Molecular evolution
Brain
Primary microcephaly
MCPH
Primates
Positive selection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01801-0

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