Trans-species polymorphism in humans and the great apes is generally maintained by balancing selection that modulates the host immune response https://t.co/yQGRh3Bpjq
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@LHlusko @ken_keathley @RFupdates @henry_center About 125 loci show transspecies variation. Most of them are immune related (which makes balancing selection and convergent evolution is likely) and the vast majority (with HLA being the [solitary?] exception
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@ChristIsComing5 @friennd2friend Known examples of ancient identical-by-descent genetic variants being shared between evolutionarily related species, known as trans-species polymorphisms (TSPs). TSPs between humans and other primate species have been ident
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RT @mikecannytalk: @mya_libi Trans-species polymorphism in humans and the great apes https://t.co/9t9Al1RLH2 @hauxton https://t.co/oQ2m2I6T…