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Genome-wide analysis of cold adaptation in indigenous Siberian populations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Cardona Alexia, Pagani Luca, Antao Tiago, Lawson Daniel J, Eichstaedt Christina A, Yngvadottir Bryndis, Shwe Ma Than Than, Wee Joseph, Romero Irene Gallego, Raj Srilakshmi, Metspalu Mait, Villems Richard, Willerslev Eske, Tyler-Smith Chris, Malyarchuk Boris A, Derenko Miroslava V, Kivisild Toomas
Abstract excerpt
Following the dispersal out of Africa, where hominins evolved in warm environments for millions of years, our species has colonised different climate zones of the world, including high latitudes and cold environments. The extent to which human habitation in (sub-)Arctic regions has been enabled by cultural buffering, short-term acclimatization and genetic adaptations is not clearly understood. Present day...
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