Human evolution: When admixture met selection

Human evolution: When admixture met selection

Admixture has been a major force during human evolution. Two new studies using ancient DNA now show how two key admixture events in the evolutionary history of Europeans altered their adaptive trajectories and facilitated rapid evolution. Admixture has been a major force during human evolution. Two...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2023-04, Vol.33 (7), p.R259-R261
Hauptverfasser: Wegmann, Daniel, Eckel, Raphael
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Biological Evolution
DNA, Ancient
Humans
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Zusammenfassung:Admixture has been a major force during human evolution. Two new studies using ancient DNA now show how two key admixture events in the evolutionary history of Europeans altered their adaptive trajectories and facilitated rapid evolution. Admixture has been a major force during human evolution. Two new studies using ancient DNA now show how two key admixture events in the evolutionary history of Europeans altered their adaptive trajectories and facilitated rapid evolution.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.077