Human evolution: Genomic gifts from Archaic hominins

Current Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2014, Pages R845-R848

  Vernot, Benjamin ^a   Akey, Joshua M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HOMINID; HUMAN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; DNA; GENETIC VARIATION; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS;

EID: 84908157929     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.079     Document Type: Short Survey

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