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Visualizing Visual Adaptation
Published on: April 24, 2017
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La globalización mediante la adaptación local: una revisión de la adaptación humana reciente
Shaohua Fan1, Matthew E B Hansen1, Yancy Lo1,2
1Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Resumen
Los humanos modernos se adaptaron genéticamente a diversos entornos en todo el mundo. Los avances en genómica y análisis de datos ahora identifican mejor las variantes genéticas relacionadas con las adaptaciones regionales y los riesgos de enfermedad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La genética evolutiva humana
- Genómica de las poblaciones
Sus antecedentes:
- La migración humana condujo a adaptaciones genéticas a entornos variados.
- Las tecnologías genómicas han avanzado en el estudio de la adaptación humana.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Identificar y mapear las variantes genéticas asociadas con la adaptación humana.
- Comprender la evolución humana reciente y los orígenes de los rasgos y riesgos de enfermedades.
Principales métodos:
- Tecnologías genómicas y análisis estadísticos.
- Análisis de las poblaciones muestreadas ampliadas.
- Secuenciación de genomas de las poblaciones indígenas.
Principales resultados:
- Mejora de la identificación de las variantes genéticas relacionadas con las adaptaciones ambientales y dietéticas.
- Mejor comprensión de los orígenes de los rasgos y del riesgo de enfermedad.
Conclusiones:
- Los datos genómicos y del ADN antiguo marcan el comienzo de una nueva era para el estudio de la evolución humana.
- Las adaptaciones genéticas reflejan diversas presiones ambientales y dietéticas.
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