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Relaxed Selection During a Recent Human Expansion.
Genetics - 1 Feb 2018
Peischl Stephan, Dupanloup Isabelle, Foucal Adrien, Jomphe Michèle, Bruat Vanessa, Grenier Jean-Christophe, Gouy Alexandre, Gilbert K J, Gbeha Elias, Bosshard Lars, Hip-Ki Elodie, Agbessi Mawussé, Hodgkinson Alan, Vézina Hélène, Awadalla Philip, Excoffier Laurent
Abstract excerpt
Humans have colonized the planet through a series of range expansions, which deeply impacted genetic diversity in newly settled areas and potentially increased the frequency of deleterious mutations on expanding wave fronts. To test this prediction, we studied the genomic diversity of French Canadians who colonized Quebec in the 17th century. We used historical information and records from ∼4000 ascending...
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