The mosaic that is our genome
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 421 (6921) , 409-412
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01400
Abstract
The discovery of the basis of genetic variation has opened inroads to understanding our history as a species. It has revealed the remarkable genetic similarity we share with other individuals as well as with our closest primate relatives. To understand what make us unique, both as individuals and as a species, we need to consider the genome as a mosaic of discrete segments, each with its own unique history and relatedness to different contemporary and ancestral individuals.Keywords
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