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Kendra Scheer

University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkORCID 0009-0008-0413-6307Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genetics· 1

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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GeneticsNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 5, 2026

Rapid Adaptive Increase of Amylase Gene Copy Number in Indigenous Andeans

Kendra Scheer, Luane J. B. Landau, Kelsey C. Jorgensen…·Ömer Gökçümen

The paper identifies a rapid adaptive increase in AMY1 gene copy number in Indigenous Peruvian Andeans linked to potato domestication.

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Evolutionary BiologySciencePeer-reviewedOct 17, 2024

Paleolithic Gene Duplications Primed Adaptive Evolution of Human Amylase Locus Upon Agriculture

Feyza Yilmaz, Charikleia Karageorgiou, Kwondo Kim…·Andy Wing Chun Pang

The paper resolves the amylase locus at nucleotide resolution in modern and ancient humans, showing AMY1 copy number variation predated agriculture and was driven by recombination.

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