Adaptive evolution of four microcephaly genes and the evolution of brain size in anthropoid primates
(2010)
Journal Article
Montgomery, S. H., Capellini, I., Venditti, C., Barton, R. A., & Mundy, N. I. (2011). Adaptive evolution of four microcephaly genes and the evolution of brain size in anthropoid primates. Molecular biology and evolution, 28(1), 625-638. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msq237
The anatomical basis and adaptive function of the expansion in primate brain size have long been studied; however, we are only beginning to understand the genetic basis of these evolutionary changes. Genes linked to human primary microcephaly have re... Read More about Adaptive evolution of four microcephaly genes and the evolution of brain size in anthropoid primates.