Di Rienzo, Anna,

Local adaptations in humans [electronic resource] / Anna Di Rienzo. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2015. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (43 min.) : color, sound). - Human population genetics II, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Human population genetics II. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Phenotypic diversity in human populations -- Selective sweeps -- Clines of allele frequency -- Selection on standing variation -- Polygenic adaptations -- Adaptive introgression -- Adaptations to high altitude -- Genome-wide evidence for local adaptations -- Interpreting the results of selection scans -- Convergent adaptations.

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3873 Henry Stewart Talks


Acclimatization.
Adaptation (Physiology)
Altitude, Influence of.
Evolutionary genetics.
Human evolution.
Human genetics--Variation.
Human genome.
Human population genetics.
Acclimatization--genetics.
Adaptation, Physiological--genetics.
Alleles.
Altitude Sickness--genetics.
Biological Evolution.
Gene Frequency.
Gene-Environment Interaction.
Genetics, Population.
Genome-Wide Association Study.
Models, Genetic.
Phenotype.
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide--genetics.
Population Groups--genetics.
Selection, Genetic.
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