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Species | Yuval ItanSummaryAffiliation: University College London Country: UK Publications
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A worldwide correlation of lactase persistence phenotype and genotypesYuval Itan
Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
BMC Evol Biol 10:36. 2010....
Detecting gene duplications in the human lineageYuval Itan
Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, UK
Ann Hum Genet 74:555-65. 2010..In this study, we have developed a set of bioinformatic tools to overcome a number of the conceptual problems that are prevalent in previous studies and have collected a reliable and representative set of human inparalogues...
Lactose digestion and the evolutionary genetics of lactase persistenceCatherine J E Ingram
Department of Genetics Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK
Hum Genet 124:579-91. 2009....
Evolution of lactase persistence: an example of human niche constructionPascale Gerbault
Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, Wolfson House, 4 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HE, UK
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 366:863-77. 2011..These studies illustrate how genetic and archaeological information can be integrated to bring new insights to the origins and spread of lactase persistence. Finally, we discuss possible improvements to these models...
The origins of lactase persistence in EuropeYuval Itan
Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom
PLoS Comput Biol 5:e1000491. 2009..Our results provide a coherent and spatially explicit picture of the coevolution of lactase persistence and dairying in Europe...
