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Evolutionary change in physiological phenotypes along the human lineage

Author(s) -

Alexander Q. Vining,

Charles L. Nunn

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

evolution medicine and public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 2050-6201

DOI - 10.1093/emph/eow026

Subject(s) - lineage (genetic) , phenotype , evolutionary biology , biology , genetics , gene

Research in evolutionary medicine provides many examples of how evolution has shaped human susceptibility to disease. Traits undergoing rapid evolutionary change may result in associated costs or reduce the energy available to other traits. We hypothesize that humans have experienced more such changes than other primates as a result of major evolutionary change along the human lineage. We investigated 41 physiological traits across 50 primate species to identify traits that have undergone marked evolutionary change along the human lineage.

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