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| Title |
Microcephaly genes evolved adaptively throughout the evolution of eutherian mammals
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-14-120 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stephen H Montgomery, Nicholas I Mundy |
| Abstract |
Genes associated with the neurodevelopmental disorder microcephaly display a strong signature of adaptive evolution in primates. Comparative data suggest a link between selection on some of these loci and the evolution of primate brain size. Whether or not either positive selection or this phenotypic association are unique to primates is unclear, but recent studies in cetaceans suggest at least two microcephaly genes evolved adaptively in other large brained mammalian clades. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 4 | 80% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 58 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 56 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 12 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 10 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 33% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 17 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 5% |
| Psychology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 12 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 January 2018.
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#8,533,995
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#1,997
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#79,648
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#36
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