A High-Resolution Map of Human Evolutionary Constraint Using 29 Mammals

The comparison of related genomes has emerged as a powerful lens for genome interpretation. Here we report the sequencing and comparative analysis of 29 eutherian genomes. We confirm that at least 5.5% of the human genome has undergone purifying selection, and locate constrained elements covering ~4...

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Main Authors: Mag Washietl, Stefan, Kheradpour, Pouya, Ernst, Jason, Ward, Lucas D., Jungreis, Irwin, Rasmussen, Matthew D., Kellis, Manolis
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72595
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8017-809X

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