Human genome diversity: frequently asked questions.

Abstract excerpt

Despite our relatively large population size, humans are genetically less variable than other primates. Many allele frequencies and statistical descriptors of genome diversity form broad gradients, tracing the main expansion from Africa, local migrations, and sometimes adaptation. However, this continuous variation is discordant across loci, and principally seems to reflect different blends of common and often...

Topics

• Animals
• Biological Evolution
• Genetic Variation
• Genome, Human
• Humans
• Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide