Search Results - "Hirbo, J"

Genetic variation and adaptation in Africa: implications for human evolution and disease by Gomez, Felicia, Hirbo, Jibril, Tishkoff, Sarah A

“…Because modern humans originated in Africa and have adapted to diverse environments, African populations have high levels of genetic and phenotypic diversity…”
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Genomic evidence for shared common ancestry of East African hunting-gathering populations and insights into local adaptation by Scheinfeldt, Laura B., Soi, Sameer, Lambert, Charla, Ko, Wen-Ya, Coulibaly, Aoua, Ranciaro, Alessia, Thompson, Simon, Hirbo, Jibril, Beggs, William, Ibrahim, Muntaser, Nyambo, Thomas, Omar, Sabah, Woldemeskel, Dawit, Belay, Gurja, Froment, Alain, Kim, Junhyong, Tishkoff, Sarah A.

“…Anatomically modern humans arose in Africa ∼300,000 years ago, but the demographic and adaptive histories of African populations are not well-characterized…”
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Evolution of functionally diverse alleles associated with PTC bitter taste sensitivity in Africa by Campbell, Michael C, Ranciaro, Alessia, Froment, Alain, Hirbo, Jibril, Omar, Sabah, Bodo, Jean-Marie, Nyambo, Thomas, Lema, Godfrey, Zinshteyn, Daniel, Drayna, Dennis, Breslin, Paul A S, Tishkoff, Sarah A

“…Although human bitter taste perception is hypothesized to be a dietary adaptation, little is known about genetic signatures of selection and patterns of bitter…”
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Genetic characterization of indigenous goats of sub-Saharan Africa using microsatellite DNA markers by Chenyambuga, S.W, Hanotte, O, Hirbo, J, Watts, P.C, Kemp, S.J, Kifaro, G.C, Gwakisa, P.S, Petersen, P.H, Rege, J.E.O

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Genetic Characterization of Indigenous Goats of Sub-saharan Africa Using Microsatellite DNA Markers by Chenyambuga, S.W, Hanotte, O, Hirbo, J, Watts, P.C, Kemp, S.J, Kifaro, G.C, Gwakisa, P.S, Petersen, P.H, Rege, J.E.O

“…Genetic diversity of sub-Saharan African goats was assessed using 19 microsatellite markers. Breeds were sampled from eastern Africa (Maasai, Kigezi, Mubende,…”
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