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Low nucleotide diversity in man.

W H Li1, L A Sadler

  • 1Center for Demographic and Population Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston 77225.

Genetics
|October 1, 1991
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Human nucleotide diversity is very low, with genetic variability (pi) being significantly lower than in Drosophila. This suggests a small long-term effective population size rather than evolutionary bottlenecks.

Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Population Genetics
  • Molecular Evolution

Background:

  • Nucleotide diversity (pi) quantifies genetic variability within a population.
  • Understanding human genetic diversity is crucial for evolutionary studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To measure and analyze nucleotide diversity (pi) in human populations.
  • To compare human genetic diversity with other species, like Drosophila.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of published cDNA and genomic sequences (over 75,000 base pairs from 49 loci).
  • Comparison of nucleotide diversity across 5' and 3' untranslated regions and coding regions (nondegenerate, twofold, and fourfold degenerate sites).

Main Results:

  • Estimated nucleotide diversity (pi) values ranged from 0.03% to 0.11%.

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  • Human nucleotide diversity is approximately one order of magnitude lower than that observed in Drosophila populations.
  • The highest pi value was observed at fourfold degenerate sites (0.11%).

    • Conclusions:

    • Human nucleotide diversity is remarkably low compared to other species.
    • This low diversity is likely attributed to a small long-term effective population size.
    • Severe bottlenecks during human evolution are less likely to be the primary cause of low diversity.