How culture shaped the human genome: bringing genetics and the human sciences together

• Published in: Nature reviews. Genetics Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 137 - 148
• Main Authors: Laland, Kevin N., Odling-Smee, John, Myles, Sean
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2010; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/181/457; 631/208/726; 706/689/19; Agriculture; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Anthropology; Archaeology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cancer Research; Cooperation; Environmental conditions; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene Function; Genes; Genetic Variation; Genetics; Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution; Genetics, Population; Genome, Human; Genomes; Geography; Human Genetics; Human genome; Humans; Hypotheses; Physiological aspects; Population Groups - genetics; review-article; Selection, Genetic; Traditions; United Kingdom > UK; Human; Genetics; Review; Genome

Key Points A variety of researchers are converging on the view that human evolution has been shaped by gene–culture interactions. Theoretical biologists use models to demonstrate that cultural processes can affect human evolution, anthropologists are investigating cultural practices that modify curr...