The genomic landscape of Neanderthal ancestry in present-day humans
The genomic landscape of Neanderthal ancestry in present-day humans
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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In the modern human genome, elevated Neanderthal ancestry is found at genes affecting keratin filaments, suggesting that gene flow with Neanderthals helped modern humans to adapt to non-African environments; deficiencies of Neanderthal ancestry are also found, particularly on the X chromosome and in genes expressed highly in testes, suggesting that...
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The genomic landscape of Neanderthal ancestry in present-day humans
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1509413419
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1509413419
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature12961
