ReviewCurrent opinion in genetics & development2025
Polygenic prediction of human complex traits using ancient DNA.
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- Ancient DNA and Human Physiology.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Review
- Genomic insights into natural selection in recent human history.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2026Review
- The craniofacial shape of modern humans embodies genomic signatures of evolution, diversity, and clinical conditions.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Ancient DNA has revolutionized our understanding of human history and clarified many aspects of human evolution on a molecular level. In this article, I describe recent efforts to translate this into descriptions of phenotypic change over time and to predict phenotypes of ancient groups and individuals. I do not discuss the more challenging problem of distinguishing between adaptive and neutral evolution and instead focus entirely on whether phenotypes and their evolution can be accurately reconstructed. I begin by describing the conceptual and technical limitations of current approaches, and then discuss efforts to reconstruct various phenotypes and the extent to which they are reliable.
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