Genetic Signatures of Strong Recent Positive Selection at the Lactase Gene

2004/05/10 by Todd Bersaglieri, Pardis C. Sabeti, Nick Patterson +8 · 18 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Animal Genetics and Reproduction #Digestive system and related health #Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease

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