Adaptive evolution of the FADS gene cluster within Africa.

Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) are essential for brain structure, development, and function, and adequate dietary quantities of LC-PUFAs are thought to have been necessary for both brain expansion and the increase in brain complexity observed during modern human evolution. Previou...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Rasika A Mathias, Wenqing Fu, Joshua M Akey, Hannah C Ainsworth, Dara G Torgerson, Ingo Ruczinski, Susan Sergeant, Kathleen C Barnes, Floyd H Chilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3446990?pdf=render

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