From Environment to Genome and Back: A Lesson from <i>HFE</i> Mutations

The environment and the human genome are closely entangled and many genetic variations that occur in human populations are the result of adaptive selection to ancestral environmental (mainly dietary) conditions. However, the selected mutations may become maladaptive when environmental conditions cha...

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Main Authors: Raffaela Rametta, Marica Meroni, Paola Dongiovanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/10/3505