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Functional significance of genetic variation underlying limb bone diaphyseal structure.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Sept 2010
Wallace Ian J, Middleton Kevin M, Lublinsky Svetlana, Kelly Scott A, Judex Stefan, Garland Theodore, Demes Brigitte
Abstract excerpt
Limb bone diaphyseal structure is frequently used to infer hominin activity levels from skeletal remains, an approach based on the well-documented ability of bone to adjust to its loading environment during life. However, diaphyseal structure is also determined in part by genetic factors. This study investigates the possibility that genetic variation underlying diaphyseal structure is influenced by the activity...
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