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Exome Sequencing Provides Evidence of Polygenic Adaptation to a Fat-Rich Animal Diet in Indigenous Siberian Populations.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Nov 2017
Hsieh PingHsun, Hallmark Brian, Watkins Joseph, Karafet Tatiana M, Osipova Ludmila P, Gutenkunst Ryan N, Hammer Michael F
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Siberia is one of the coldest environments on Earth and has great seasonal temperature variation. Long-term settlement in northern Siberia undoubtedly required biological adaptation to severe cold stress, dramatic variation in photoperiod, and limited food resources. In addition, recent archeological studies show that humans first occupied Siberia at least 45,000 years ago; yet our understanding of the...
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