Evolution of genetic and genomic features unique to the human lineage.
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SUBMITTER: O'Bleness M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4097811 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
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Evolution of genetic and genomic features unique to the human lineage.
O'Bleness Majesta M Searles Veronica B VB Varki Ajit A Gagneux Pascal P Sikela James M JM
Nature reviews. Genetics 20121201 12
Given the unprecedented tools that are now available for rapidly comparing genomes, the identification and study of genetic and genomic changes that are unique to our species have accelerated, and we are entering a golden age of human evolutionary genomics. Here we provide an overview of these efforts, highlighting important recent discoveries, examples of the different types of human-specific genomic and genetic changes identified, and salient trends, such as the localization of evolutionary ad ...[more]
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