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The mosaic that is our genome

2003; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 421; Issue: 6921 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/nature01400

1476-4687

Svante Pääbo,

Race, Genetics, and Society

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.