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Dietary change and adaptive evolution of enamelin in humans and among primates.

Genetics - 1 Mar 2008

Kelley Joanna L, Swanson Willie J

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Scans of the human genome have identified many loci as potential targets of recent selection, but exploration of these candidates is required to verify the accuracy of genomewide scans and clarify the importance of adaptive evolution in recent human history. We present analyses of one such candidate, enamelin, whose protein product operates in tooth enamel formation in 100 individuals from 10 populations....

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PMID: 18245370
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.107.077123
PMCID: PMC2278081

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