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Genetic Diversity in Hominoid Primates
1997-10-01
Abstract excerpt
Humans are only one of the species produced by the hominoid evolutionary radiation. Common and pygmy chimpanzees (our closest relatives), gorillas, orangutans, and the lesser apes also belong to this group. In humans, patterns of genetic variation are becoming increasingly better characterized by modern molecular methods. Understanding human variation in an evolutionary context, however, requires comparison of hum...
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- dc36a93e-2e27-555e-b3e6-d563c7175f87
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- 10.1146/annurev.anthro.26.1.515