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| Title |
The role of natural selection in human evolution – insights from Latin America
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| Published in |
Genetics and Molecular Biology, August 2016
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| DOI | 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2016-0020 |
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| Authors |
Francisco M. Salzano |
| Abstract |
A brief introduction considering Darwin's work, the evolutionary synthesis, and the scientific biological field around the 1970s and subsequently, with the molecular revolution, was followed by selected examples of recent investigations dealing with the selection-drift controversy. The studies surveyed included the comparison between essential genes in humans and mice, selection in Africa and Europe, and the possible reasons why females in humans remain healthy and productive after menopause, in contrast with what happens in the great apes. At the end, selected examples of investigations performed in Latin America, related to the action of selection for muscle performance, acetylation of xenobiotics, high altitude and tropical forest adaptations were considered. Despite dissenting views, the influence of positive selection in a considerable portion of the human genome cannot presently be dismissed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 24 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 24 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 13% |
| Researcher | 2 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 4% |
| Professor | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 13% |
| Unknown | 9 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 13% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 4% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 4% |
| Psychology | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 21% |
| Unknown | 10 | 42% |
Attention Score in Context
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