ReviewNature reviews. Genetics2009
Fundamental concepts in genetics: genetics and the understanding of selection.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Meta-Assembly of Selection Signatures in Cattle.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
- Recent adaptive events in human brain revealed by meta-analysis of positively selected genes.PloS one · 2013Pooled it
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Abstract
At first sight selection is a simple notion, and some consider it the most important evolutionary force. But how important is selection, is it really so trivial to understand and what are the alternatives? Here I discuss how genetics is crucial for addressing all of these questions: genetics allowed the concept of natural selection to become viable, it contributed to our understanding of the complexities of selection and it spurred the development of competing models of evolution. Understanding how and why selection acts has important potential applications, from understanding the mechanisms of disease and microbial resistance, to improving the design of transgenes and drugs.
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