Adaptive evolution of ASPM, a major determinant of cerebral cortical size in humans

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 489-494

  Evans, Patrick D ^a   Anderson, Jeffrey R ^a   Vallender, Eric J ^a   Gilbert, Sandra L ^a   Malcolm, Christine M ^a   Dorus, Steve ^a   Lahn, Bruce T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SPINDLE LIKE MICROCEPHALY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; AMINO ACID; BRAIN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCELERATION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; APE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; CHIMPANZEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLESIOMORPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; DARWINIA; HOMO; HOMO SAPIENS; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 1542329549     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh055     Document Type: Article

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