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Wiktor West

Lund University

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Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Retroviral insertions contributed to the divergence of human and chimpanzee brains

Patricia Gerdes, Ofelia Karlsson, Raquel Garza, Diahann A. M. Atacho, PingHsun Hsieh, Bharat Prajapati, Chandramouli Muralidharan, Anita Adami, Carrie Davis-Hansson, Emily M. Johansson, Laura Castilla‐Vallmanya, Wiktor West, Meghna Vinod, Lucian Domitrovic, Pia Annette Johansson, , Johan Jakobsson

This study identifies a chimpanzee-specific retroviral insertion that influences gene regulation and brain development, highlighting its role in human-chimpanzee brain divergence.

bioRxiv · Dec 12, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology