Genome-wide patterns of selection in 230 ancient Eurasians

2015/11/23 by Iain Mathieson, Iosif Lazaridis, Nadin Rohland +43 · 73 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Ancient DNA #Biology #Computer science #Demography #Ecology #Evolutionary biology #Forensic and Genetic Research #Gene #Genetic diversity and population structure #Genetics #Genome #Geography #Natural selection #Population #Race, Genetics, and Society #Selection (genetic algorithm) #Steppe #Transect

paper · doi:10.1038/nature16152

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