Human-specific loss of regulatory DNA and the evolution of human-specific traits

McLean, Cory Y., Reno, Philip L., Pollen, Alex A., Bassan, Abraham I., Capellini, Terence D., Guenther, Catherine, Indjeian, Vahan B., Lim, Xinhong, Menke, Douglas B., Schaar, Bruce T., Wenger, Aaron M., Bejerano, Gill, Kingsley, David M.·2011·Nature
DOI 10.1038/nature09774

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