Purifying Selection Causes Widespread Distortions of Genealogical Structure on the Human X Chromosom...
Purifying Selection Causes Widespread Distortions of Genealogical Structure on the Human X Chromosome
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United States: Genetics Society of America
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United States: Genetics Society of America
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The extent to which selective forces shape patterns of genetic and genealogical variation is unknown in many species. Recent theoretical models have suggested that even relatively weak purifying selection may produce significant distortions in gene genealogies, but few studies have sought to quantify this effect in humans. Here, we employ a reconst...
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Purifying Selection Causes Widespread Distortions of Genealogical Structure on the Human X Chromosome
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3664857
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3664857
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1943-2631,0016-6731
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1943-2631
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10.1534/genetics.113.152074
