Evidence of directional and stabilizing selection in contemporary humans

Modern molecular genetic datasets, primarily collected to study the biology of human health and disease, can be used to directly measure the action of natural selection and reveal important features of contemporary human evolution. Here we leverage the UK Biobank data to test for the presence of lin...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2018-01, Vol.115 (1), p.151-156
Main Authors: Sanjak, Jaleal S., Sidorenko, Julia, Robinson, Matthew R., Thornton, Kevin R., Visscher, Peter M.
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Biological Evolution
Biological Sciences
Evolution
Female
Genetics
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Genetic
Molecules
Natural selection
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic
United Kingdom
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Molecules
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