Genome scans of DNA variability in humans reveal evidence for selective sweeps outside of Africa

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1800-1811

  Storz, Jay F ^a,b   Payseur, Bret A ^a,c   Nachman, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Genetic hitchhiking; Human genome; Microsatellite DNA; Natural selection; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADAPTATION; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; GENETIC HITCHHIKING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION GENETICS;

AFRICA; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 4143088044     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh192     Document Type: Article

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