Relaxed natural selection contributes to global obesity increase more in males than in females due to more environmental modifications in female body mass

OBJECTIVE: Relaxed natural selection, measured by Biological State Index (I(bs)), results in unfavourable genes/mutations accumulation in population. Obesity is partly heritable. We aim to examine and compare the effects of relaxed natural selection on male and female obesity prevalence. METHODS: Da...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: You, Wenpeng, Henneberg, Maciej
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6051589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30021019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199594

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6051589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30021019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199594

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