Comparative genomics of brain size evolution

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue MAY, 2014, Pages

  Enard, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain development; Brain size evolution; Comparative genomics; Comparative method; Microcephaly

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CELL TYPE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHYLOGENY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; RNA EDITING;

EID: 84901427697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00345     Document Type: Article

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