The inference of sex-biased human demography from whole-genome data.

Sex-biased demographic events ("sex-bias") involve unequal numbers of females and males. These events are typically inferred from the relative amount of X-chromosomal to autosomal genetic variation and have led to conflicting conclusions about human demographic history. Though population s...

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Main Authors: Shaila Musharoff, Suyash Shringarpure, Carlos D Bustamante, Sohini Ramachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008293