Population genomics of human adaptation

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-143

  Lachance, Joseph ^a   Tishkoff, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Human genetics; Population genetics; Whole genome sequencing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN EVOLUTION; HYPOXIA; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LOCAL ADAPTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84888598036     PISSN: 1543592X     EISSN: 15452069     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-110512-135833     Document Type: Review

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