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ABO Genetic Variation in Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Molecular biology and evolution - 29 Jul 2021
Villanea Fernando A, Huerta-Sanchez Emilia, Fox Keolu
Abstract excerpt
Variation at the ABO locus was one of the earliest sources of data in the study of human population identity and history, and to this day remains widely genotyped due to its importance in blood and tissue transfusions. Here, we look at ABO blood type variants in our archaic relatives: Neanderthals and Denisovans. Our goal is to understand the genetic landscape of the ABO gene in archaic humans, and how it relates...
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