Modeling 3D facial shape from DNA.

Human facial diversity is substantial, complex, and largely scientifically unexplained. We used spatially dense quasi-landmarks to measure face shape in population samples with mixed West African and European ancestry from three locations (United States, Brazil, and Cape Verde). Using bootstrapped r...

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Main Authors: Peter Claes, Denise K Liberton, Katleen Daniels, Kerri Matthes Rosana, Ellen E Quillen, Laurel N Pearson, Brian McEvoy, Marc Bauchet, Arslan A Zaidi, Wei Yao, Hua Tang, Gregory S Barsh, Devin M Absher, David A Puts, Jorge Rocha, Sandra Beleza, Rinaldo W Pereira, Gareth Baynam, Paul Suetens, Dirk Vandermeulen, Jennifer K Wagner, James S Boster, Mark D Shriver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3961191?pdf=render