Synthetic gene frequency maps of man and selective effects of climate
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 78 (4) , 2638-2642
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.78.4.2638
Abstract
The world distribution of 39 independent gene frequencies in human populations is analyzed by multivariate techniques and synthetic geographic maps. Most genetic variation is associated with longitude, with South Asia showing a tendency to be central. Latitude and, more particularly, distance from the equator seem to play a significant role in the way climatic factors exercise selective pressures, especially for certain genes.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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