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Microcephaly genes evolved adaptively throughout the evolution of eutherian mammals
BACKGROUND: Genes associated with the neurodevelopmental disorder microcephaly display a strong signature of adaptive evolution in primates. Comparative data suggest a link between selection on some of these loci and the evolution of primate brain size. Whether or not either positive selection or th...
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Language: | Inglês |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4055943/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24898820 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-120 |
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