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NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 137-148Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nrg2734
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- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/C005430/1]
- European Union
- US Department of Agriculture
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/C005430/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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Researchers from diverse backgrounds are converging on the view that human evolution has been shaped by gene-culture interactions. Theoretical biologists have used population genetic models to demonstrate that cultural processes can have a profound effect on human evolution, and anthropologists are investigating cultural practices that modify current selection. These findings are supported by recent analyses of human genetic variation, which reveal that hundreds of genes have been subject to recent positive selection, often in response to human activities. Here, we collate these data, highlighting the considerable potential for cross-disciplinary exchange to provide novel insights into how culture has shaped the human genome.
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