Differences in the rare variant spectrum among human populations.

Mutations occur at vastly different rates across the genome, and populations, leading to differences in the spectrum of segregating polymorphisms. Here, we investigate variation in the rare variant spectrum in a sample of human genomes representing all major world populations. We find at least two d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Iain Mathieson, David Reich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5310914?pdf=render