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Functional implications of Neandertal introgression in modern humans
BACKGROUND: Admixture between early modern humans and Neandertals approximately 50,000–60,000 years ago has resulted in 1.5–4% Neandertal ancestry in the genomes of present-day non-Africans. Evidence is accumulating that some of these archaic alleles are advantageous for modern humans, while others...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5376702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28366169 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13059-017-1181-7 |