Positive selection on the human genome

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue REV. ISS. 2, 2004, Pages

  Vallender, Eric J ^a   Lahn, Bruce T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; ANGIOGENIN; BETA DEFENSIN; BETA GLOBIN; BRCA1 PROTEIN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; FERTILIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; PROTAMINE;

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOMICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TASTE BUD;

GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

HOMO; HOMO SAPIENS; PRIMATES;

EID: 5444236355     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh253     Document Type: Review

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