Evolutionary biology: How did the human species form?

被引:34
作者
Barton, N. H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Edinburgh, Inst Evolutionary Biol, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, Midlothian, Scotland
基金
英国自然环境研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/j.cub.2006.07.032
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A recent analysis has shown that divergence between human and chimpanzee varies greatly across the genome. Although this is consistent with 'hybridisation' between the diverging human and chimp lineages, such observations can be explained more simply by the null model of allopatric speciation.
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页码:R647 / R650
页数:4
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