Self-domestication in Homo sapiens: Insights from comparative genomics.

This study identifies and analyzes statistically significant overlaps between selective sweep screens in anatomically modern humans and several domesticated species. The results obtained suggest that (paleo-)genomic data can be exploited to complement the fossil record and support the idea of self-d...

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Main Authors: Constantina Theofanopoulou, Simone Gastaldon, Thomas O'Rourke, Bridget D Samuels, Pedro Tiago Martins, Francesco Delogu, Saleh Alamri, Cedric Boeckx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5646786?pdf=render