The randomness that shapes our DNA

Just 5% of the human genome is subject to neutral evolution, but this process remains central to understanding the history of human migration across the Earth.Just 5% of the human genome is subject to neutral evolution, but this process remains central to understanding the history of human migration...

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Published ineLife Vol. 7
Main Author Harris, Kelley
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England eLife Science Publications, Ltd 09.10.2018
eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
Subjects
Advantages
demography
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Evolution
Evolution (Biology)
Evolution, Molecular
GC-biased gene conversion
Gene Conversion
Genetic Drift
Genetics and Genomics
Genomes
genomic diversity
Genomics
Human genome
Human migration
Humans
Insight
Migration
Mutation
natural selection
Neutral Evolution
recombination
Selection, Genetic
United States > US
genetics
natural selection
recombination
GC-biased gene conversion
demography
genomic diversity
genomics
evolution
human
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Summary:Just 5% of the human genome is subject to neutral evolution, but this process remains central to understanding the history of human migration across the Earth.Just 5% of the human genome is subject to neutral evolution, but this process remains central to understanding the history of human migration across the Earth.
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ISSN:2050-084X
2050-084X
DOI:10.7554/eLife.41491