Classic selective sweeps were rare in recent human evolution.

Efforts to identify the genetic basis of human adaptations from polymorphism data have sought footprints of "classic selective sweeps" (in which a beneficial mutation arises and rapidly fixes in the population).Yet it remains unknown whether this form of natural selection was common in our...

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Main Authors: Hernandez, R, Kelley, J, Elyashiv, E, Melton, S, Auton, A, McVean, G, Sella, G, Przeworski, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011