Comparative Genomic Evidence for Self-Domestication in Homo sapiens
Constantina Theofanopoulou, Simone Gastaldon, Thomas J. O’Rourke, Bridget D. Samuels, Angela Messner, Pedro Tiago Martins, Francesco Delogu, Saleh Alamri, Cedric A. Boeckx
This study identifies selective sweep overlaps between Homo sapiens and domesticated species, suggesting self-domestication through altered signaling pathways.
PLoS ONE · Oct 18, 2017Peer-reviewedGenomics