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Adaptive Evolution of the FADS Gene Cluster within Africa

Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) are essential for brain structure, development, and function, and adequate dietary quantities of LC-PUFAs are thought to have been necessary for both brain expansion and the increase in brain complexity observed during modern human evolution. Previou...

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Autores principales: Mathias, Rasika A., Fu, Wenqing, Akey, Joshua M., Ainsworth, Hannah C., Torgerson, Dara G., Ruczinski, Ingo, Sergeant, Susan, Barnes, Kathleen C., Chilton, Floyd H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3446990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23028684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044926